Arrival's Linguist
Cinema magazine programme. Francine Stock talks to Jessica Coon, the linguistic consultant on Arrival, about how you create an alien language.
Linguist Jessica Coon advised on last year's Arrival. What conversations did she have with its star Amy Adams?
We continue our A to Z of film with the letter E. This week it's Clint Eastwood versus Nora Ephron.
Romanian filmmaker Cristian Mungiu tells us why he's critiquing the corruption of his home country in Graduation.
And we speak to Jenny Gage and Tom Betterton who spent three years filming a group of teenage girls in New York for their documentary All This Panic.
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Jessica Coon
Jessica Coon with some of logograms from the film Arrival - the linguistics researcher was an adviser for the film.Β
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Francine Stock |
| Interviewed Guest | Jessica Coon |
| Interviewed Guest | Cristian Mungiu |
| Interviewed Guest | Jenny Gage |
| Interviewed Guest | Tom Betterton |
Broadcasts
- Thu 30 Mar 2017 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
- Sun 2 Apr 2017 23:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4
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