Episode 905: Jeffrey Epstein–Filthy Rich / Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Fog of Truth

Money makes the world go round, does it not? Let the capital flow, so its profits may trickle down in a wellspring of bounty for all … except that the greater the flow, the faster it trickles up, away from the masses and into the hands of a rarefied, entitled elite that never seems to stop wanting more. In this week’s episode, Women Make Movies’ Executive Director Debra Zimmerman joins us for a discussion of the new Netflix series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, which follows the rapacious, billionaire pedophile’s life and career while giving voice to the women he abused. Then, Bart and Chris interview director Justin Pemberton about his recent Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a rousing, enraging examination of how the world is rapidly heading away from the equalizing tendencies of the 20th century’s middle period. Sad, but true. Now what are you going to do about it?

Group Review Documentary:

JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH (Lisa Bryant, 2020) (4-part Netflix series)

Available now on Netflix.

Film Featured in Interview Portion:

CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Justin Pemberton, 2020)

Available now in virtual theatrical screenings via Kino Lorber’s Kino Marquee initiative.

Other Book/Films/Series/Songs Mentioned:

• Capital in the Twenty-First Century (book), by Thomas Piketty (Belknap Press, 2014)
• Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, 2014)
• Conscience Point (Treva Wurmfeld, 2019)
• Elysium (Neill Blomkamp, 2013)
• Family Guy (Seth MacFarlane/David Zuckerman, 2019 - ) (Fox TV series)
• #FemalePleasure (Barbara Miller, 2018)
• Free Solo (Jimmy Chin/Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2018)
• The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940)
• The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Andrew Jarecki, 2015) (6-part HBO series)
• Kids in America (song), by Kim Wilde (1981)
• Making Unorthodox
• 9 to 5 (Colin Higgins, 1980)
• 9 to 5 (song), by Dolly Parton (1980)
• Paulette (Heather Rae, 2019)
• Pride & Prejudice (Joe Wright, 2005)
• Rewind (Sasha Joseph Neulinger, 2019)
• The Simpsons (James L. Brooks/Matt Groening/Sam Simon, 1989 - ) (Fox TV series)
• Sisters Rising (Brad Heck/Willow O’Feral, 2020)
• Unorthodox (Anna Winger, 2020) (4-part Netflix series)
• Waging Change (Abby Ginzberg, 2019)
• Wall Street (Oliver Stone, 1987)
• Yours in Sisterhood (Irene Lusztig, 2018)

Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:

• Film Festival Today review of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
• Film Festival Today review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century

Timestamps:

• 00:42 – Intro
• 04:35 – Group Discussion of JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH
• 21:04 – Bart and Chris interview Justin Pemberton of CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
• ­­41:49 – Doc Talk

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Credits:

Artwork by Hilary Campbell

Intro music by Jeremiah Moore

Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed