Lone Scherfig: David Lean Lecture 2014
BAFTA
English - December 16, 2014 14:07 - 1 hour - 32.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsTV & Film Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Danish filmmaker delivers BAFTA's flagship annual film lecture, and speaks about attending film school with Lars Von Trier, why precision is more important than grandeur, and the importance of the UK film industry. Chaired by Anna Smith.
Scherfig began her career directing award-winning commercials and television dramas in her native Denmark. Her first feature as director, The Birthday Trip, was screened at the 1991 Berlin International Film Festival and won awards at festivals worldwide. In 2000, Scherfig wrote and directed Denmark's fifth official ‘Dogme’ film, Italian for Beginners. Scherfig’s first English-language film was Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself in 2002 and has been followed by a string of successful British-funded films including An Education (2010), One Day (2011), and The Riot Club (2014), adapted from Laura Wade's play Posh. Scherfig is currently directing Astronaut Wives Club, a 10 episode drama series for ABC Studios.
Recorded at BAFTA 195 Piccadilly on 15 December 2014.