The Fabelmans: A History of Spielberg's Most Personal Film

The Load Bearing Beams podcast covers the history and production of Steven Spielberg's THE FABELMANS (2022). After a career of making movies that hinted at his parents' divorce, the man finally just went ahead and put the literal story on film. And it is an amazing film, one of the great director's very best!

We go over the lives of the real Albert and Leah Spielberg, as well as their friend Bernie, and the public-facing story about their divorce. Then we cover the production history of THE FABELMANS and the evolution of how Spielberg has talked about his life and the lives of his parents.

Our guest on the episode is Paul of Twin Flicks. Check out Paul's great YouTube channel:    / @twinflicks  

Catch the complete episode about The Fabelmans:    • The Fablemans (2022): Movie Discussio...  

Sources:
Steven Spielberg: A Biography by Joseph McBride - https://amzn.to/3xzYOx1
"Steven Spielberg gave his sisters veto power on 'The Fabelmans.' They gave him their trust" by Glenn Whipp | The Los Angeles Times, 2023 - https://lat.ms/3XfTuJi
"Steven Spielberg Gets Personal" by A.O. Scott | The New York Times, 2022 - https://nyti.ms/3WUV4iA

Time stamps:
0:00 - The real-life Spielberg family and the parents' divorce
12:36 - Spielberg's childhood and teenage years figuring out how to make movies