{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/60d0871a3f995d00121f2ad5/69243ff18c77a9db922efc3a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Julia Ducournau - Alpha - Stockholm Film Festival","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/60d0871a3f995d00121f2ad5/1763982427212-d6dba4d9-b566-4fd9-ab3d-748efeed21db.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Five years ago Julia Decournau won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival for her film “Titane”.&nbsp; We caught up with her on her recent visit to the Stockholm International Film Festival where she presented her latest work “Alpha”. It’s a multi-layered story of love and fear where a mother must navigate the possible exposure of her daughter to a virus that once killed her brother.&nbsp; As Julia will tell us, a synopsis can’t describe this or most other films.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Julia shares insight into some of her filmmaking choices, including the use of Nick Cave’s song “The Mercy Seat” to set the tone for&nbsp; pivotal scene.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Alpha: <a href=\"https://youtu.be/3Jiax6tpDk8\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Trailer</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Brian Laffan"}