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The Film Programme

Jonathan Glazer on Under The Skin; Spinal Tap 30 years on; SXSW highlights; Rome on film

Duration: 28 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LWLatest broadcast: on BBC Radio 4 LW

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Francine Stock talks to writer and director Jonathan Glazer about Under the Skin, an unsettling sci fi film starring Scarlett Johansson. His previous work includes Birth and Sexy Beast. He explores the challenges of seeing the world through alien eyes.

Spinal Tap, the rock mock doc, is 30 years old and Scott Jordan Harris and Sophie Monks Kaufman debate whether it still works for a new generation.

The South By South West Festival, or SXSW, is underway in Austin Texas, covering film, music and interactive. Henry Barnes from The Guardian brings us his highlights from the festival including The Possibilities Are Endless, a documentary about the musician Edwyn Collins and his recovery from a stroke.

And Pasquale Iannone of Edinburgh University takes us on a tour of Rome on film from Fellini to Sorrentino. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Jonathan Glazer
Interviewed Guest:
Scott Jordan Harris
Interviewed Guest:
Sophie Monks Kaufman
Interviewed Guest:
Henry Barnes
Interviewed Guest:
Pasquale Iannone

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