Boiling Point and the one-take film
From Hitchcock's Rope, to high-octane restaurant drama Boiling Point, via Sam Mendes' First World War epic 1917 - Ellen and Mark explore the one-take movie.
The adrenaline-inducing film Boiling Point is out in cinemas and online. Shot in a single take on a single night at a London restaurant, the movie has inspired Ellen and Mark to take a closer look at one-shot films and those that appear to be. What does the one-shot do for a movie? Is it any more than showing off?
Boiling PointΒ stars Stephen Graham as an under-pressure chef whose life is unravelling over a busy night in theΒ restaurant. Ellen talks to director Philip Barantini, himselfΒ a former chef, about his decision to film the feature as a βonerβ and the pressures that caused.Β
On the front page of the script for 1917 Sam Mendes had written,Β "This is envisioned as a single shot,". Mark speaks to legendary cinematographer Roger Deakin about how he realised the director's vision for the First World War epic.
And, fresh from her victory at the British Independent Film Awards, BoilingΒ Point star VinetteΒ Robinson shares what sheβs been watching in Viewing Notes.
Screenshot is Radio 4βs guide through the ever-expanding universe of the moving image. Every episode, Ellen E Jones and Mark Kermode journey through the main streets and back roads connecting film, television and streaming over the last hundred years.
Producer: Marilyn Rust
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