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One of the crowd favorites this year at the Toronto International Film Festival was Blancanieves, a silent black-and-white adaptation of Snow White that transports the story to 1920s Spain. It was an endeavor eight years in the making, but director Pablo Berger’s work has paid off - the film is receiving rave reviews and was recently put on the shortlist as a possible contender to be Spain’s submission to the Academy Awards. In this episode, Berger joins Andrew to discuss the inspiration for the film, working with child actors and the decision to transform Snow White from sexual morality tale into religious allegory. SHOW NOTES: About Our Guest: Pablo Berger is an acclaimed Spanish filmmaker. His first film, Torremolinos 73, won numerous awards on the international festival circuit in 2003-2004 and was nominated for four Goya Awards. His latest film, Blancanieves, is a silent black-and-white adaptation of the Snow White fairy tale. It premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and has been shortl