Mike Leigh & Michele Austin on HARD TRUTHS, Christopher Frayling on Sergio Leone by Himself

Kermode on Film

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🗓️ 17 December 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to Kermode on Film. This episode was recorded live at the BFI Southbank on Monday 16 December 2024.

Mark Kermode is joined by Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, to talk about his new book Sergio Leone by Himself, which touches on the life and legacy of one of cinema’s most iconic directors.

He then talks to Mike Leigh and Michele Austin about Leigh's new film HARD TRUTHS, a powerful film about complex relationships and the raw emotional terrain of real-life struggles.

The second half of the live show will be podcast a week today, when Mark is joined by Andrew Garfield and director John Crowley to discuss their new film WE LIVE IN TIME, followed by a conversation with Jason Isaacs about his upcoming work in THE SALT PATH. acting, awards season, and playing Cary Grant in ARCHIE.

Thanks for listening, and remember, keep watching the skies!

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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!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Julie Edwards.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

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1:01.4	Hi, this is Mark Kerrmode.
1:02.9	Welcome to Kerrmode on film.
1:07.3	Thanks for downloading this episode, which was recorded live at the BFI South Bank in December 2024.
1:08.7	I was joined on stage by Sir Christopher Fraling to talk about his new book,
1:12.0	Sergio Leone by himself, which touches on the life and legacy of one of cinema's most iconic directors.
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