TCBCast 405: Discussing "Welcoming Grace" - A Short Film About Elvis Fans (feat. Helene de Roux)

Justin is joined in this episode by Helene de Roux, writer and director of "Welcoming Grace," a new short film made to promote ZEISS's Aatma camera lenses, but featuring a narrative built around two Elvis fans meeting for the first time in real life and forming a bond despite many differences and minor obstacles.

Helene is a fellow listener and patron of TCBCast, you'll have heard her words before on the show as she's written in a few times, but now you'll get to hear her voice as they geek out about Elvis and filmmaking. She even plays a round of Elvis trivia!

It's highly recommended that you give "Welcoming Grace" a watch, free on YouTube, to get the most enjoyment out of that part of the discussion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjRWmSfH_Sg

For Song of the Week, Helene circles back to one that Gurdip covered way back in 2018 to provide greater context for and history behind "Let It Be Me," the English language version of Gilbert Becaud's "Je t'appartiens" made famous by the Everly Brothers and featured in Elvis' setlist (and the "On Stage" album!) in 1970. Similarly, I dug into Elvis' hit version of "My Boy," the localization of Claude Francois' 1970 single "Parce que je t'aime mon enfant" and originally recorded in English by Richard Harris.

Timestamps:
0:00 - Start & Introducing Helene
16:53 - "Welcoming Grace"
59:00 - TRIVIA!
1:11:45 - SotW: Let It Be Me
1:51:25 - SotW: My Boy

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