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Far from the Madding Crowd; Christopher Doyle; Polish Cinema; DVD Review

Presented by Francine Stock. Festen director Thomas Vinterberg discusses his latest adaptation of Far from the Madding Crowd.

With Francine Stock

Festen director Thomas Vinterberg discusses his latest adaptation of Far From The Madding Crowd and why he hasn't seen all of John Schlesinger's 1967 version with Terence Stamp and Julie Christie.

Cinematographer Christopher Doyle reveals some tricks of his trade and tells Francine what's the colour of love.

Director Krzysztof Zanussi talks about what it was like working under state censorship in communist-era Poland.

Critic Sophie Monks-Kaufman makes her pick of the best DVDs of the month.

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Sun 3 May 2015 23:00
BBC Radio 4

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