1937 Best Picture Winner: The Life of Emile Zola (William Dieterle) – Awards Don’t Matter

Andrew F Peirce 1 min read
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Truth becomes fiction in William Dieterle’s biopic of the famed French author, Emile Zola, in the 10th Best Picture winner, the creatively titled The Life of Emile Zola. With a narrative that embraces the heights of the Dreyfus Affair, while also taking in the divide between the impoverished and the wealthy, at the same time it critiques the military.

In this episode of Awards Don’t Matter, co-hosts Dave and Andrew discuss and divide the film, ultimately coming to the conclusion whether it’s the narrative of The Life of Emile Zola that matters, or if the film itself does. Dig on in and find out.

Make sure to check out Dave’s new podcast, Off Screen Death with co-host Michael Denniston.

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Andrew F Peirce

Andrew is passionate about Australian film and culture. He is the co-chair of the Australian Film Critics Association, a Golden Globes voter, and the author of two books on Australian film, The Australian Film Yearbook - 2021 Edition, and Lonely Spirits and the King. You can find him online trying to enlist people into the cult of Mac and Me.

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