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World Service,12 Apr 2025,49 mins

Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius

The Arts Hour

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Nikki and cultural critic Guy Lodge discuss German-Irish actor Michael Fassbender’s work with director Steven Soderbergh on Black Bag. And the Australian director Natalie Bailey chats with Nikki about her dark comedy film, Audrey. Nikki also talks with Oscar-winning French director Michel Hazanavicius about his beautiful and moving animated film, The Most Precious of Cargoes. Oscar-nominated Native American actor Lily Gladstone explains why she’s thrilled to be starring in a comedy And there’s music from the Scottish band, Mogwai. (Image from: The Most Precious of Cargoes (La Plus précieuse des marchandises). Courtesy of StudioCanal.)

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