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on THE WOMAN KING and Carol Morley on TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING
This week’s episode is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank in February 2023.
Mark welcomes actress Sheila Atim to talk about her action-packed film, THE WOMAN KING. Sheila discusses performing her own stunts, and displaying her spear in the living room as a warning to others…
Mark is also joined by Carol Morley to talk about her heartfelt film about Audrey Amiss, TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING. Carol explains the meaning behind the title and talks about the vast amount of research she did into the Audrey for the film.
THE WOMAN KING is available to rent on Prime Video and TYPIST ARTIST PIRATE KING is available to watch on Netflix.
Thank you for listening!
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The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:
- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.
- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.
- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.
- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.
We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.
They are masterpieces!
Cover photo by Julie Edwards.
Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.
This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.
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Films, TV Series, Plays, and Books mentioned in this episode include:
Blue Velvet
Eraserhead
Dune (1984)
Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me
Elephant Man
Mulholland Drive
The Straight Story
The Woman King
Hunger (2008)
Constellations
Taste of Salt
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
The Wages of Fear
Sorcerer
Solaris (2002)
Breathless (1983)
À Bout de Souffle
The Falling
Out of Blue
Typist Artist Pirate King
Dreams of a Life
Sweetie
The Rebel
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Moonage Daydream
Cast and Crew mentioned in the episode include:
David Lynch
Gina Prince-Bythewood
Michael Fassbender
Liam Cunningham
Nick Payne
Raven Jackson
Steve McQueen
Steven Soderbergh
Richard Gere
Monica Dolan
Clio Barnard
Jonathon Glazer
Audrey Amiss
Jane Campion
Tony Hancock
Ray Galton
Alan Simpson
Irene Handl
Naomi Ackie
Brett Morgen
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