Ep. 105 YOU'RE DOIN' FINE, OKLAHOMA! w/ Josh (Patreon)

Oklahoma! (1955) by Fred ZinnemannCarousel (1956) by Henry Kingfrom the musicals by Rodgers and Hammersteinwith Josh (@tragic_fruit)This episode of Bistro Californium concerns two musical movies adapted from Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma! (1943) and Carousel (1945). Joining me is returning guest and Bistro favourite Josh, from our previous R & H exploration (on The King and I and South Pacific and available to listen to here).We discuss the brutal Paglian sexuality of these frilly musicals with their endless imagery of busting buds and grabbing girl-fish by the gills, ponder the intertwined social rituals of match-making and scapegoating, and finally arrive at a meditation on the fine line between spirituality and schizophrenia."There's a bright golden haze on the meadowThere's a bright golden haze on the meadowThe corn is as high as an elephant's eyeAn' it looks like it's climbing clear up the sky""We know we belong to the landAnd the land we belong to is grand"