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World Service,16 Mar 2024,49 mins

Romanian director Radu Jude

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi is joined in the studio by Golden Bear-winning Romanian director Radu Jude and cultural critic Anna Bogutskaya. They discuss filmmaker Ethan Coen and his wife Tricia Cooke talking about their road movie Drive-Away Dolls. German director Wim Wenders on why his latest film Perfect Days is about a Japanese toilet cleaner. American author Kiley Reid on why her latest novel focuses on money. Actor Peter Sarsgaard on why artificial intelligence will never match human performances. And Radu Jude talks about his extraordinary new film Do Not Expect Too Much from the End of the World. Presenter: Nikki Bedi Producer: Oliver Jones (Photo: Radu Jude at the 76th Locarno Film Festival. Credit: Alessandro Levati/Getty Images)

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