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The Film Programme: Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends

Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends

25/07/2013

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, Frances Ha; Birth of a Nation; Porridge; box office trends

Matthew Sweet talks to writer-actor Greta Gerwig about her new film Frances Ha.

Matthew Sweet talks to writer-actor Greta Gerwig about her film Frances Ha. Mark Gatiss looks at Porridge on the big screen. Plus Birth of a Nation and the Ku Klux Klan on film.

Matthew Sweet talks to the writer and star of Frances Ha, Greta Gerwig. Directed by Noah Baumbach it tells the story of a friendship between two women as their lives begin to take different paths. Greta ponders why female friendship isn't often seen as worthy of the big screen treatment.
As the hot weather continues, how are cinema takings holding up? Number cruncher Charles Gant and independent cinema owner Kevin Markwick chew over the trends, hits, misses and surprises at the box office so far this year and look ahead to what the rest of 2013 has in store.
The writer and comedian Mark Gatiss is back with the last of his cinema spin offs from 1970s sitcoms. This week it's Porridge, an altogether subtler affair, he argues, than the previously discussed movies of On The Buses and Are You Being Served.
The silent epic The Birth of a Nation was released in 1915 and has been controversial ever since, particularly for its depiction of race. It portrays the Civil War and has been described as a recruitment tool for the Ku Klux Klan. As the film is re-released, Professor Richard Dyer of King's College London and critic Karen Krizanovich discuss the influence of the film and how the Klan has been represented on the big screen since.

Producer: Elaine Lester.

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