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with Jason Solomons


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  • 86. Cannes 2022 Part Deux

    51:33
    Actress and model Charlbi Dean talks about working on Triangle of Sadness; Harka star Adam Bessa explodes onto the scene; and critics John Bleasdale, Jo Titmarsh and BBC’s Emma Jones join me for a round up.Music by Lee Rosevere

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  • 85. Cannes 2022 Part 1: Binoche, Bergman and A-ha

    35:17
    Queen of Cannes Juliette Binoche joins me to discuss Between Two Worlds and the tough working life of an actor; director Mia Hansen Love completes a Cannes double with Bergman Island last year and now the gorgeous One Fine Morning with Lea Seydoux. Plus Norway’s Thomas Robsahm talksA-ha - The Movie. Take on me indeed.Music by Lee Rosevere.
  • 84. Movie Music

    32:56
    Composer Alex Heffes joins me to discuss his solo piano album Sudden Light and the film stories behind the gorgeous tunes. And I review Top Gun Maverick.Muisc by Lee Rosevere.
  • 83. Irish Whispers

    36:42
    Dublin director Colm Baread celebrates the first-ever wide release for an Irish-language feature film; The Quiet Girl. A haunting and beautiful adaptation of author Clare Keegan’s story, Foster. I review Call My Agent remake Ten Percent and look at Gaspar Noé’s minor masterpiece Vortex.Music by Lee Rosevere.
  • 82. Morricone and Morocco

    42:57
    I talk to director Roland Joffe about working with Ennio Morricone on The Mission, as featured in the new documentary Ennio - Roland also recalls Saturday morning cinema, winning the Palme d'Or at Cannes, and falling in love with Julie Christie. And I meet director Nabil Ayouch, creator of lovely film Casablanca Beats about a bunch of Moroccan kids learning about hip hop as a means to express themselves and take on their parents. Plus some Nick Cave sounds from French wildlife doc The Velvet Queen, about the search for a snow leopard in Tibet.Music by Lee Rosevere.
  • 81. Happening and The Future of Cinemas

    01:01:38
    Venice-winning director Audrey Diwan joins me to talk about her brilliant, breathless abortion thriller Happening, starring French film's Most Promising Newcomer, Anamaria Vartolomei; billionaire property developer and film producer Charles Cohen reveals his love of classic pictures, his adoration of classic cinemas and why he's restoring more sacred film spaces. I review The Lost City, Playground and The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent.Music by Lee Rosevere.
  • 80. Train Films and War Movies

    38:17
    I talk to Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen about his Cannes-winning Russian train romcom Compartment No 6; and I meet director John Madden at The Chiswick Cinema to discuss Operation Mincemeat, war films and working with Colin Firth for the first time in over 20 years. Plus I review Viking epic The Northman and lesbian nun movie Benedetta.Music by Lee Rosevere.