You are listening to the Next Best Picture Podcast and this is Emma Sassick's interview with the director and co-writer for The Woman in Cabin Ten, Simon Stone.

Laura Blacklock.

I'm Richard.

So pleased to have you with us.

Thank you.

Laura here is an award-winning journalist.

He's doing a piece for us on the foundation.

I know this is an unusual

approach to charity, three days on a luxury yacht. Laura here's going to be spying on us. The world

awaits with bated breath. Hello, hi Simon. My name is Emma. How are you? I'm doing well. Thank

you so very much for your time. I have my nautical shirt on, so I'm ready to talk about this film.

It's very northern France.

Yes. Yeah, yeah.

Yes, exactly.

Eating some oysters.

I would like that. Maybe not so early in the morning, but we'll figure it out.

Christmas for breakfast, please.

Well, thank you so much for your time today.

I'm very excited to speak with you about this film.

Of course, you had the novel as a huge inspiration for the story.

I would say the best inspiration.

But I would also love to know a little bit about maybe some other films that you looked toward for either visual inspirations or just kind of setting the scene and the tone for the film.

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