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The Film Programme

Mary Magdalene, The Square, Raiders of the Lost Archaeologist

Duration: 28 minutes

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

Available for over a year

With Francine Stock.

Here are five words you probably never thought you'd read in the same sentence - Joaquin Phoenix is Jesus Christ. Director Garth Davis explains why he cast the idiosyncratic actor in his biblical epic, Mary Magdalene.

Archaeologist Paul Duncan McGarrity excavates the history of cinematic diggers, bonekickers, and tomb raiders, and sees how they measure up to real life

Palme D'Or winner Ruben Ostlund takes us around The Square, his satire on contemporary society involving an art curator, a PR campaign and a grown man impersonating an ape.

In this week's A to Z of film-makers, X is for Xavier Dolan as critics Catherine Bray and Briony Hanson discuss the work of the Quebecois 28 year old wunderkind who's been making movies since he was 19. Show less

Contributors

Presenter:
Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest:
Garth Davis
Interviewed Guest:
Paul Duncan McGarrity
Interviewed Guest:
Ruben Ostlund
Interviewed Guest:
Catherine Bray
Interviewed Guest:
Briony Hanson

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