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How Playwright Annie Baker Made the Movie of the Summer
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2024/6/23
Talk Easy with Sam Fragoso
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What makes Annie Baker's first feature striking?
What are the Western Massachusetts origins of the project?
What is the mother-daughter love story at the center of the film?
How did Thomas Mann’s “The Magic Mountain” shape Baker’s understanding of time?
Why has Annie Baker sidestepped confessional autobiography in her work?
What were Annie’s early jobs in New York before turning to writing and teaching?
What issues of class plague contemporary theater?
What is the significance of the Rainer Maria Rilke poem read by Sam?
Does Annie Baker believe art matters in 2024?
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