These are some of the questions that writer and critic Claire Dederer takes on in her book, “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma.” For Dederer, her questions started with the acclaimed filmmaker Roman Polanski — who was charged with raping a 13-year-old girl in the 1970s. Dederer was repulsed by knowledge of the crime, yet she continued to find worth — even intense beauty — in his movies. She was both troubled and fascinated, so she began to write. She joins us to talk about what she discovered.
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- Claire Dederer | Author and Critic. Her new book is “Monsters: A Fan’s Dilemma” [Amazon|Bookshop]. @ClaireDederer
Airdate: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 12 p.m. and Saturday, April 22, at 11 a.m. Rebroadcast: Friday, June 23, 2023 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.