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World Service,29 Jul 2017,49 mins

Sofia Coppola, Jay Park, Christopher Nolan

The Arts Hour

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Director Sofia Coppola discusses her latest film, The Beguiled, and why Hollywood still fails to tell female centred stories. K-pop sensation turned record label mogul Jay Park on the South Korean music industry and his experiences in a boy band. Husband and wife team Kumail Nanjiani and Emily V Gordon on creating the script for their film The Big Sick. Director Christopher Nolan talks about his latest film Dunkirk and how he chose to be as experimental as possible in a mainstream movie. Humorist and author David Sedaris reads from his diaries and talks about what makes a great anecdote. And music from the Rajasthan Heritage Brass band who have their own unique take on the Doctor Who and Star Wars themes. Joining Nikki in discussion are the Nigerian horror writer Nuzo Onoh and the American film critic MaryAnn Johanson. (Photo shows: Sofia Coppola (c) Rich Fury/Getty Images, Jay Park (c) BBC, Christopher Nolan (c) Tristan Fewings/Getty Images)

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