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John Waters - The Pope of Trash

With Francine Stock. John Waters, director of Hairspray and Pink Flamingos, discusses whether shock value still has any currency.

With Francine Stock

The director of Hairspray and Pink Flamingos, John Waters, discusses whether shock value still has any currency.

Sound editor Walter Murch reveals how he created the sounds of the future in 1971's THX1138

Michelangelo Antonioni's romantic drama L'Eclisse has one of the most iconoclastic endings in world cinema, critic Pasquale Iannone explains why.

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28 minutes

Picture Credit

Picture Credit
John Waters on stage at the BFI Southbank (photographer Darren Brade)Β 

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest John Waters
Interviewed Guest Walter Murch
Interviewed Guest Pasquale Iannone

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  • Thu 24 Sep 2015 16:00

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