This week on the podcast, Glenn and Daniel explore the sprawling epic from Tom Tykwer and The Wachowskis, Cloud Atlas, based on the novel by David Mitchell. And while everything might be connected, only one of us connected with this film – tune in below to find out why! (55:03)

May contain some NSFW language.

FilmWonk rating: 9/10 (Glenn), 4/10 (Daniel)

Show notes:

• The sequences in Cloud Atlas are named and directed as follows:
  
  
  • The Pacific Journal of Adam Ewing (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski)
  
  
  • Letters from Zedelghem (Directed by Tom Tykwer)
  
  
  • Half-Lives: The First Luisa Rey Mystery (Directed by Tom Tykwer)
  
  
  • The Ghastly Ordeal of Timothy Cavendish (Directed by Tom Tykwer)
  
  
  • An Orison of Sonmi-451 (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski)
  
  
  • Sloosha’s Crossin’ an’ Ev’rythin’ After (Directed by Andy and Lana Wachowski)
  
  
• CORRECTION: I mistakenly stated that The Wachowskis and Tom Tykwer were directors of photography on this film – they were not. The film’s cinematographers were Frank Griebe (who likely worked with Tom Tykwer, based on his filmography) and John Toll.
• Music for this episode comes from the film’s magnificent, sprawling score, written by director Tykwer, Johnny Klimek, Reinhold Heil, with assistance from Gene Pritsker and Gabriel Mournsey on various tracks.

Listen above, or download: Cloud Atlas (right-click, save as, or click/tap to play on a non-flash browser).