In this episode, we discuss Barbara Loden’s Wanda, including the connections to Loden's own life, the film’s compassionate portrayal of working-class Americans, and the narrative element we found least effective.

See where Wanda is available to watch.

Supplemental Material:

• The Criterion Collection's Wanda Blu-ray

• Barbara Loden at the AFI (The Criterion Channel)

• I Am Wanda (The Criterion Channel)

• The Frontier Experience (1975) | Dir. Barbara Loden (The Criterion Channel)

• The Boy Who Liked Deer (1975) | Dir. Barbara Loden

• Wanda: A Miracle by Amy Taubin

• Defogging Wanda by Ross Lipman

Additional Audio Sources:

• Wanda (Criterion Channel Transfer)

• Barbara Loden at the AFI (The Criterion Channel)

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