Couple Indemnity

Prime Suspect: Keeper of Souls (1993)

It's Hal's choice this time and he's changing it up by selecting one of his all-time TV Drama episodes; Prime Suspect: Keeper of Souls (1993). Director: David Drury In Soho, Inspector Jane Tennison (Helen Mirren) investigates the death of a teen male prostitute that leads to a paedophile ring, possibly involving the police themselves ...

In the Mood for Love (2000)

We are back with our first dive into Hong Kong cinema for Izzy's choice..
In the Mood for Love (2000) 
Director: Wong Kar-wai
Chow (Tony Leung) and Su (Maggie Cheung) are neighbours who discover that their spouses have been having an affair with each other. As they cope with the betrayal the two begin to fall in love.

The Lady Vanishes (1938)

It's Hal's choice today and that, of course, means we are back on the Hitchcock train...
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Margaret Lockwood plays young English tourist Iris, travelling by train across mid-1930’s continental Europe, who discovers that her elderly travelling companion (played by Dame May Whitty) seems to have disappeared from not only her carriage, but the entire train.
A compelling thriller that turned out to be Hitchcock’s final British production before his big move to Hollywood and is regarded as one of the greatest train movies from the genre’s golden era.

Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

For our second podcast, we review Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory (1971).
Director: Mel Stuart
The story of a poor child named Charlie Bucket (Peter Ostrum) who, upon finding a Golden Ticket in a chocolate bar, wins the chance to visit Willy Wonka's chocolate factory along with four other children from around the world.
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The 39 Steps (1935)

For our first official podcast, we review The 39 Steps (1935).
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
An exemplary wrong-man thriller adapted from the John Buchan novella by the Master of Suspense, featuring Robert Donat as Richard Hannay as he stumbles upon an international conspiracy that thrusts him into a hectic chase across the Scottish Highlands and an unintentional romance with female bystander (Madeline Carroll).
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Introduction

An introduction to Couple Indemnity: a podcast by two very devoted fans of cinema history.