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Saoirse Ronan

Presented by Francine Stock. Saoirse Ronan discusses her role in On Chesil Beach, as a young bride whose wedding night goes disastrously wrong with terrible consequences.

With Francine Stock.

Saoirse Ronan discusses her role in On Chesil Beach, as a young bride whose wedding night goes disastrously wrong with unforeseen consequences, and explains why Ian McEwan didn't mind her ditching some of his dialogue, even though he wrote both the novel and the screenplay.

Critic Tim Robey and film buyer Clare Binns report on the classics and calamities they've witnessed at the Cannes Film Festival this week.

The ever-controversial A to Z of film-makers ends this week with Z, appropriately enough. And Francine has another odd couple to choose between - the director of Hollywood blockbusters and a sixth generation Chinese neo-realist known as the poet of globalisation.

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28 minutes

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Sun 20 May 2018 23:00

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Role Contributor
Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest Saoirse Ronan
Interviewed Guest Tim Robey
Interviewed Guest Clare Binns
Producer Stephen Hughes

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  • Thu 17 May 2018 16:00
  • Sun 20 May 2018 23:00

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