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Personal Shopper

Francine Stock talks to Asghar Farhadi, winner of the 2017 best foreign language Oscar.

With Francine Stock.

Olivier Assayas reveals the secrets of Kristen Stewart's screen presence in Personal Shopper, and the connection between phone technology and spiritualism.

This year's winner of the foreign language Oscar, Asghar Farhadi, who boycotted the Academy Awards ceremony in protest against Donald Trump's travel ban, tells Francine that the interests of the USA cannot be preserved by the humiliation of other states.

Beauty And The Beast features the first gay character in a Disney movie. Critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh wonders if a company once known for its gender stereotypes and traditional family values is becoming a bastion of liberalism.

Critics Jonathan Romney and Corrina Antrobus slug it out to get their chosen director into The Film Programme's A to Z of Film - this week it's Claire Denis versus Ava DuVernay.

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Credits

Presenter Francine Stock
Interviewed Guest Olivier Assayas
Interviewed Guest Asghar Farhadi
Interviewed Guest Larushka Ivan-Zadeh
Interviewed Guest Jonathan Romney
Interviewed Guest Corrina Antrobus

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  • Thu 16 Mar 2017 16:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
  • Sun 19 Mar 2017 23:00
    Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4

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