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Sep 2021
28m 5s

Quentin Tarantino

Bbc Radio 4
About this episode

When Quentin Tarantino’s debut novel, was published earlier this summer, he gave his only UK broadcast interview to Front Row. Now in a special edition of the programme, Kirsty Lang presents an extended version of that interview.

For the subject of his new book, Tarantino turned to his last film, Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, which looked at the Hollywood of the late 1960s, through the relationship between an actor, who fears his career is in decline, and his best friend, his stunt double. The result is a novelisation which harmonises with the story he told on the big screen.

In this interview, Tarantino discusses his long career as a filmmaker and his plans for the future.

Presenter: Kirsty Lang Producer: Ekene Akalawu Studio Engineer: Sue Maillot

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