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Cold in July film, Richard Flanagan novel, Dennis Hopper exhibition, Honourable Woman on TV

Cold in July, film noir in 1980s America, Richard Flanagan novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North, Dennis Hopper exhibition at The Royal Academy, Honourable Woman on TV, Idomeneus.

Cold in July is a film starring Michael C Hall set in 1980s America, telling the story of a man who kills an intruder in his home and then begins to think the local police might not be telling the truth about the victim.
Richard Flanagan's novel The Narrow Road To The Deep North is a depiction of the appalling conditions endured by Australasian POWs in Japan during World War 2. Told in flashback, the main character remembers the men with whom he worked on the construction of the Thai-Burma railway.
Dennis Hopper is best known as a unique edgy film actor - Easy Rider, Blue Velvet, The Last Movie and many more, but an exhibition at The Royal Academy in London looks at his photographic work. He was in the thick of the changes happening in 1960s America and his photos captured a nation evolving. Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in a TV drama The Honourable Woman, playing a British spy involved in middle east politics
Idomeneus at London's Gate Theatre is a reimagining of the Greek myth about a returning hero who makes a promise to the gods and is then faced with a dreadful ultimatum. But what would happen if he doesn't follow what's expected of him? This production offers alternative outcomes.

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45 minutes

The Honourable Woman

Written and directed by Hugo Blick, begins on Thursday 3 July, 9pm, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Two.

The Narrow Road to the Deep North

The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan is published by Chatto & Windus on 3 July 2014.

Cold In July

Directed by Jim Mickle, Cold In July is in cinemas from Friday 27 June, certificate 15.

Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album

An exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, is on display until 19 October 2014.

Idomeneus

Written by Roland Schimmelpfennig, is at the Gate Theatre in London until 19 July 2014.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Tom Sutcliffe
Producer Oliver Jones

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Jun 2014 19:15

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