S1E02 - Shoe Palace Pinkus [1916] with Dara Jaffe

The journey through Lubitsch’s catalogue continues with SHOE PALACE PINKUS, a short comedy about Sally Pinkus (Lubitsch), a gregarious footwear entrepreneur. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Assistant Curator Dara Jaffe joins us to discuss the controversy that surrounds the character of Sally Pinkus and Jewish representation, margins of safety in comedy, the influence of Ernst’s father on his work, Ernst’s skills as an onscreen comic actor, and much more. Dara’s work as a liquid light show artist can be found at Liquid Courage Light Show. NEXT WEEK: Margaret Herrick Library Director Matt Severson joins us to discuss THE MERRY JAIL. For details on where to find this film, check out our resources page. WORKS CITED: THE CINEMATIC SHOE by Jeanette R Malkin SHOE SALON PINKUS & JEWISH CULTURE AS CONTEXT FOR LUBITSCH - Blog entries by Jose Arroyo’s for his website “Notes On Film”.