Guilty Pleasures: Filmmaker Interview with Julie Moggan
Director Julie Moggan sits down with filmmaker Geoffrey Smith to talk about delving into the world of romance novels, and the ethics of making humorous documentaries.
Previews + Extras
Guilty Pleasures - Trailer
S25 E4 - 2m 48s
Every four seconds a romance novel published by Harlequin or its British counterpart, Mills & Boon, is sold somewhere in the world. Julie Moggan’s 'Guilty Pleasures' takes an amusing and touching look at this global phenomenon. Ironies abound in the contrasts between the everyday lives of the books’ readers and the fantasy worlds that offer them escape.
Guilty Pleasures: He Has the Look of the Heroes
S25 E4 - 1m 17s
Continuing her lessons in ballroom dance, Hiroko describes her teacher and what she idealizes about him.
Guilty Pleasures: I Discovered This Dream World in the Books
S25 E4 - 2m 15s
Hiroko, one of the protagonists of 'Guilty Pleasures,' describes how romance novels led her to ballroom dancing.
Guilty Pleasures: This Must Be A Dream
S25 E4 - 1m 33s
Hiroko's husband describes his desire to have more children, but understands that it cannot happen at this moment because it would interrupt Hiroko's dancing.
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