Bridge of Spies, Carol, Little Eyolf, Michael Craig-Martin, Kenzaburo Oe
The week's cultural highlights, including Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, Todd Haynes's Carol, Little Eyolf at the Almeida Theatre and Michael Craig-Martin at the Serpentine Gallery.
Spielberg's latest film, Bridge of Spies, features Tom Hanks as a lawyer in 1950s America, hired to defend a Soviet spy. Does that combination of actor and director guarantee a great film?
Todd Haynes' has adapted a Patricia Highsmith novel for Carol. Cate Blanchett plays a woman trapped in a loveless marriage of convenience who falls in love with a shop girl Rooney Mara. Complications ensue.
Richard Eyre directs Ibsen's Little Eyolf at London's Almeida Theatre - difficult play dealing with marriage and grief.
A retrospective exhibition of more than 30 years of the work of Irish artist Michael Craig-Martin has opened at The Serpentine Gallery.
Nobel Winnner Kenzaburo Oe's latest novel is Death by Water; a leisurely tale about family crises and family legends
Tom Sutcliffe's guests are Joe Dunthorne, Damian Barr and Susannah Clapp. The producer is Oliver Jones.
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FILM 1: Carol (15)
BOOK: Death by Water by Kenzaburo Oe (Atlantic Books)
FILM 2: Bridge of Spies (12a)
THEATRE: Little Eyolf
Image credit:Β Little Eyolf - Almeida Theatre - Eileen Walsh & Billy Marlow - Photo By Hugo GlendinningΒ
EXHIBITION: Michael Craig-Martin - Transience
Image credit:Β Michael Craig-MartinΒ Untitled (headphones medium) 2014Β Β© Michael-Craig Martin. Courtesy of Gagosian GalleryΒ Photo: Mike Bruce
Main image credit:Untitled (Self Portrait no.6) 2005Courtesy of the artist and Gagosian GalleryPhoto: Prudence Cuming Associates LtdΒ© Michael Craig-Martin
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Tom Sutcliffe |
| Interviewed Guest | Joe Dunthorne |
| Interviewed Guest | Damian Barr |
| Interviewed Guest | Susannah Clapp |
| Producer | Oliver Jones |
Broadcast
- Sat 28 Nov 2015 19:15Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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