# 439: Two Conversations with Jesse Eisenberg ('A Real Pain')

An episode of [Pop Culture Confidential](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/986166282), 21 Dec 2024, 38 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/1130e65f0/podcast/play/120602779/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-27%2F424970277-44100-2-bf13e5ed9b80ecf5.mp3

Writer, director, actor Jesse Eisenberg joins Christina to talk about his brilliant film 'A Real Pain', a funny & moving story about two cousins who embark on a trip to Polen to honor their dead grandmother. This episode also includes Christina's live interview with Eisenberg from the Stockholm Film Festival, where he received the Stockholm Achievement Award. Christina talked to Jesse Eisenberg about the very personal nature of 'A Real Pain', dealing with grief, generational trauma, his role as actor/director/writer, what he learned from working with directors like David Fincher, working with Kieran Culkin and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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