The Film Programme - Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

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With Antonia Quirke.

Legendary actress Ellen Burstyn talks about Pieces Of A Woman, the film that might make her the oldest person to be nominated for an Academy Award in the history of the Oscars.

Deepa Mehta, the director of the Earth, Fire and Water trilogy discusses her new drama Funny Boy, set around the time of Black July, the outburst of sectarian violence that led to civil war in Sri Lanka.


Published on Thursday, 7th January 2021.

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