The Cinema Show
Latest Episodes
Embrace of the Serpent
Director of the Academy Award nominated ‘Embrace of the Serpent’, Ciro Guerra, discusses his acclaimed Amazonian masterpiece. Plus: Gomorrah writer Roberto Saviano, the almost forgotten noir classic ‘Too Late for Tears’ on Blu-ray, and we visit Beirut’s film festival.
An Italian cinematic tour
Recorded at Rome’s Cinecitta film studios, this special edition takes in the rich history of Italy’s film industry. We speak to director Paolo Sorrentino about how food and film have shaped his view of his home city. Plus we meet actor Craig Stott, star of Australian film ‘Holding the Man’,…
Palme d’Or
Broadcasting from the Cannes waterfront, this special edition wraps up this year’s glittering film festival. We look at the surprising award winners and hear from Edouard Waintrop and the European Commission about how digital borders are shaping our viewing habits. Plus: a film shot on location in Syria and why…
Cannes Film Festival
We shine a spotlight on the 69th Cannes Film Festival, recorded at the Festival du Palais. Boo Junfeng discusses his Singaporean feature ‘Apprentice’ and renowned Swiss critic Edouard Waintrop reflects on his fifth year at the helm of La Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (the Director’s Fortnight). Plus: we talk to the…
Worry about the bomb?
‘Dr Strangelove’ gave a us a glimpse but just how close could we come to an unintended nuclear war? Meanwhile, Aquascutum’s head menswear designer on the brand’s collaboration with Humphrey Bogart’s estate to revive the classic trench, a visit to Vienna’s Rosenhügel Film Studios and a look at Woody Allen’s…
Tunisia’s cinematic renaissance
On location in Tunisia’s capital, we investigate how the nation’s turbulent recent history is unfolding into a rich cinematic revival. Plus: the real Florence Foster Jenkins, director Ben Rivers takes us to Morocco and, after a bizarre week in US politics, how DW Griffith’s 1915 masterpiece ‘The Birth of a…
Tarkovsky and the old west
How did the work of Russian auteur Andrei Tarkovsky inspire London’s stunning Curzon Bloomsbury? We ask Takero Shimazaki, the architect behind the design. We also catch up with the 82-year-old star of Tarkovsky’s 1986 masterpiece ‘The Sacrifice’. Plus: the first US film shot in Cuba since 1959 and Natalie Portman…
‘Louder Than Bombs’
Jesse Eisenberg and Isabelle Huppert star in ‘Louder Than Bombs’, a deeply affecting look at a renowned war photographer’s struggle after arriving home. We talk to the film’s director and co-writer Joachim Trier. Plus: Kevin Spacey in the White House, Miguel Gomes’s epic take on Portuguese culture by way of…
Peter Greenaway in Guanajuato
Bafta-winning writer and director Peter Greenaway is one of cinema’s most respected auteurs. He pops into Midori House to discuss his past classics, including 1989’s ‘The Cook, The Thief, His Wife and Her Lover’ and his exuberant new take on Russia’s cinematic genius Sergei Eisenstein in ‘Eisenstein in Guanajuato’. Plus:…
Jeremy Irons and Roberto Minervini
Director Roberto Minervini discusses his Texas trilogy and how a youth spent in Italy informs his films. We also hear from Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons regarding cinematic mathematics in ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’ and celebrate the 21st birthday of 1995’s ‘Clueless’.
