At The Movies for Wednesday 31 May 2017
AT THE MOVIES #686 - OUT OF THE COMFORT ZONE
Simon Morris dives into three movies, all rather outside his usual specialist subjects.
Norman sees Richard Gere as the ultimate Jewish-American character, the fast-talking "fixer".
The film version of Stephen Fry's novel The Hippopotamus tests your tolerance of Fry's particular style to its utmost.
And The Passion of Augustine requires some familiarity with nuns, Vatican 2 and Quebec's political Quiet Revolution of the early 1960s.
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At the Movies
7:30 PM.In At The Movies Simon Morris dives into three movies, all rather outside his usual specialist subjects. Read more Video, Audio
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Norman
7:31 PM.Norman sees Richard Gere in the unlikely role of a loser, New York "fixer". Also featuring Dan Stevens, Steve Buscemi and Charlotte Gainsbourg. Audio
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The Hippopotamus
7:32 PM.The film version of Stephen Fry's novel The Hippopotamus depends heavily on sharing Fry's enthusiasms. Audio
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The Passion of Augustine
7:33 PM.And The Passion of Augustine requires some familiarity with nuns, Vatican 2 and Quebec's Quiet Revolution of the early 1960s. Audio
