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World Service,07 Jun 2025,49 mins

Icelandic-Italian musician Emilíana Torrini

The Arts Hour

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Nikki Bedi talks to singer songwriter Emiliana Torrini about her performance film, The Extraordinary Miss Flower and is joined by cultural critic Guy Lodge. Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro discusses working with maverick director Wes Anderson on new film, The Phoenician Scheme. Vietnam-born poet and novelist Ocean Vuong explores the American dream. Canadian director Nyla Innuksuk talks about her Innuit teen sci fi film Slash/Back. American actor Gillian Anderson reflects on playing central role in Tennessee Williams’ play A Streetcar Named Desire And there’s music from Ghanaian rapper M.anifest. Main image: The Extraordinary Miss Flower Photo credit: BFI

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