Front Row - Review: The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein
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Writer Rebecca Stott and Telegraph film critic Robbie Collin join Tom to discuss The Bride! Maggie Gyllenhaal's film about the bride of Frankenstein, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale.
They also talk about the novel Bad Fiction by Rebecca Sarah Ley which is based around a creative writing course and relationships with the lauded course leader.
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Artistic director Seán Doran talks about a new Northern Literary Lands initiative, celebrating the literary legacy of eleven border counties in Ireland. With the new Samuel Beckett Biennale, several festivals and nine cross-border literary travel paths, the area is applying to become the world's first UNESCO Region of Literature.
The German film Sound of Falling is the final item being reviewed. The award-winning film explores a home over a century which is haunted by family secrets.
Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Claire Bartleet
Published on Thursday, 5th March 2026.
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