Projections Podcast Sarah Kathryn Cleaver and Mary Wild

We're back with a new series on Erotic Cinema! Mary and Sarah catch up on life and films before delving into their first topic of the series – 'Eros'. We discuss sex, creative work and the mystery of female sexuality in Michael Winterbottom's 9 Songs (2001) and Julio Medem's Sex and Lucia (2004).

In episode 2 of our Erotic Cinema series, Mary and Sarah analyse Thanatos, family dysfunction and repetition compulsion in Louis Malle’s Damage (1992) and Steve McQueen’s Shame (2011). We also completely rebrand the death drive, no big deal.

In episode 3 of our Erotic Cinema series, Sarah and Mary analyse a Paul Verhoeven double bill over a delicious meal of brown rice and vegetables. We discuss excess and female jouissance in Basic Instinct (1992) and Showgirls (1995).

For episode 4 of our Erotic Cinema series, Mary and Sarah review two soft-core classics, Just Jaeckin's directorial debut Emmanuelle (1974) and Tinto Brass' gorgeous Paprika (1991). Digressions include Mary's favourite porn stars and Sarah's greatest ambition...

This week Mary and Sarah talk taboo, manic pixie dream girls and curatorship in two erotic classics: Alfonso Cuarón's Y Tu Mamà También (2001) and 9 1/2 Weeks (1986) by Adrian Lyne.

This week we return to the erotic film series. Mary and Sarah discuss fetish, mortification and fairy tales in Liliana Cavani's controversial 1974 classic The Night Porter, and Armie Hammer's favourite film Secretary (2002).