Nikki Bedi speaks to Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos about his latest film Bugonia, starring Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.We hear from triple Oscar-winning Mexican director Guillermo del Toro about breathing new life into Frankenstein.Actor and star of The Morning Show, Karen Pittman, discusses women led workplaces and the politics of news media.Serbian performance artist Marina Abramović reflects on her most personal and perhaps most ambitious artwork to date, Balkan Erotic Epic.Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson reveals how his background as a pro wrestler failed to fully prepare him for playing Mark Kerr, the UFC mixed martial arts pioneer whose life is depicted in new film The Smashing Machine.And Chinese pianist Lang Lang introduces a life changing live performance with his father.Joining Nikki to navigate these cultural riches is the critic Arifa Akbar.Producer: Ciaran Bermingham
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Global film-makers at the London Film Festival
Nikki Bedi talks to international film-makers taking part in this year's London Film Festival.American writer-director Kelly Reichardt takes us back to the 1970s with her heist film The Mastermind starring Josh O' Connor. French Moroccan film-maker Robin Campillo shares how he continued the work of his late friend and collaborator Laurent Cantet with coming-of-age drama Enzo. Oscar-winning documentary-maker Laura Poitras talks about her latest film Cover-Up, which looks at the work of the Pulitzer Prize winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersch.
And another Oscar winner, Hungarian director Laszlo Nemes discusses his film Orphan about a young boy in 1950s Hungary. (Photo: Josh O'Connor in The Mastermind. Credit: Mastermind Movie Inc)
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Director Simon Stone
Nikki Bedi speaks to Swiss-born Australian direct Simon Stone about super yachts, working with Keira Knightley and the words of advice Guillermo del Toro gave him on new film Woman in Cabin 10.Also, Taylor Swift on her new album, The Life of a Show Girl.Oscar-winning cinematographer Roger Deakins reveals the painters who have inspired him.Poet Catherine-Esther Cowie discusses drawing on the history and language of St Lucia for her collection Heirloom.Hollywood star Matthew McConaughey talks about driving a school bus for his latest role.Producer: Ciaran Bermingham(Credit: Photography by Dave Bennett for Netflix)
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Actor, writer and director Embeth Davidtz
Nikki Bedi talks to American-South African actor, writer and now director Embeth Davidtz about her film, Don’t Let’s Go to the Dogs Tonight and is joined by cultural critic Leila Latif.Oscar winning Hollywood star Leonardo Di Caprio and filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson discuss One Battle After Another.Trinidadian writer Claire Adam talks about her Booker-longlisted novel Love Forms. US artist Kerry James Marshall reveals his childhood inspiration. Scottish singer songwriter Annie Lennox reflects on some of her iconic looks.
And actor and writer Eva Victor talks about their directorial film debut, the indie hit Sorry Baby.Main image: Embeth Davidtz
Photo credit: Sony Pictures
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Director Tim Mielants on his film Steve
Nikki Bedi talks to Belgian filmmaker Tim Mielants about his film Steve, starring Cillian Murphy, and is joined by cultural critic, Hanna Flint, to discuss cultural highlights of the week.Australian actor-producer and Hollywood star Margot Robbie and Irish actor Colin Farrell talk about their magical road trip movie, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey.Irish-Indian poet and Instagram sensation Nikita Gill discusses Greek myths.Tony award winning American actor Sean Hayes, star of Will and Grace, talks about the physical demands of his latest stage role.Actors Cillian Murphy and Little Simz and director Tim Mielants share their experience of making ‘Steve’, a film about a boys’ reform school in the 1990s.And Roberto Barreto from Brazilian music collective Baiana System describes the appeal of Carnival.Main image: Tracey Ullman and Cillian Murphy in Steve
Photo credit: Netflix Studios
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