EPISODE · Sep 10, 2010 · 27 MIN
10/09/2010
from The Film Programme · host BBC Radio 4
Stephen Frears talks to Francine Stock about his rural comedy Tamara Drewe, which has been described as the dark side of The Archers.Composer, writer and silent film accompanist Neil Brand presents his unique audio description of the found footage of Metropolis. 25 minutes of Fritz Lang's masterpiece were missing presumed lost, until a full print turned up in Argentina in 2008. Two years later, the restored version is finally being released, and Neil tells us if the new scenes improve a film that's already regarded as a classic of science fictionActor John C Reilly discusses his career playing the perpetual loser in modern American cinema.
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Stephen Frears talks to Francine Stock about his rural comedy Tamara Drewe, which has been described as the dark side of The Archers.Composer, writer and silent film accompanist Neil Brand presents his unique audio description of the found footage of Metropolis. 25 minutes of Fritz Lang's masterpiece were missing presumed lost, until a full print turned up in Argentina in 2008. Two years later, the restored version is finally being released, and Neil tells us if the new scenes improve a film that's already regarded as a classic of science fictionActor John C Reilly discusses his career playing the perpetual loser in modern American cinema.
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