Holiday special: ‘Past Lives,’ ‘Corsets and Clown Suits’

Seung Ah Moon and Seung Min Yim appear in “Past Lives.” “The idea of In-Yun is about every relationship that you have in the world, and it can be as small as the person who brushes up against you in the street. And then you have to say, ‘Oh, sorry, excuse me’ that you walked by. But it can also be as deep as your mother, or the partner that you're with for 30 years,” says “Past Lives” writer/director Celine Song.

Seung Ah Moon and Seung Min Yim appear in “Past Lives.” “The idea of In-Yun is about every relationship that you have in the world, and it can be as small as the person who brushes up against you in the street. And then you have to say, ‘Oh, sorry, excuse me’ that you walked by. But it can also be as deep as your mother, or the partner that you're with for 30 years,” says “Past Lives” writer/director Celine Song. Photo by Jin Young Kim.

Celine Song’s film “Past Lives” is about what happens when a girl from Korea emigrates and leaves behind her childhood sweetheart, and they reconnect decades later.

Alex Borstein’s comedy special, “Corsets and Clown Suits,” is a mix of musical theater and storytelling. She talks about its origins and reflects on “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.”

With a banjo and an arpa llanera, Larry Bellorín and Joe Troop are fusing traditional Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Angie Perrin, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Brian Hardzinski, Bennett Purser