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Before Midnight; World War Z; Like Someone in Love; The Sea

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reunite with director Richard Linklater for Before Midnight. Plus World War Z, The Sea and Kiarostami's Like Someone in Love. With Francine Stock.

Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy and the director Richard Linklater reunite after almost a decade for Before Midnight, the third part of the Jessie and Celine story. In Before Sunrise, they meet on a train and spend all night together exploring Vienna. In Before Sunset, they meet again in Paris and wonder if they can re kindle their initial spark. Before Midnight explores their relationship as they hit their 40s. They talk to Francine Stock about their extraordinary collaboration.
As Brad Pitt's troubled project World War Z finally hits the big screen, the film critic Nigel Floyd assesses whether it can escape its torturous genesis to make a decent zombie-style film about a world-wide epidemic. Or has Pitt's production company over-reached itself?
Renowned Iranian film maker Abbas Kiarostami is back with another 'international' film, set this time in Japan. Like Someone in Love explores the life of a young university student who goes on paid dates while fending off a jealous fiance. Fari Bradley discusses its take on sex and morality.
And director Stephen Brown on how he persuaded the writer John Banville to give him the rights of the Booker Prize winning book The Sea.

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28 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest Ethan Hawke
Interviewed Guest Julie Delpy
Interviewed Guest Richard Linklater
Producer Elaine Lester

Broadcasts

  • Thu 20 Jun 2013 16:00
  • Sun 23 Jun 2013 23:00

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