Life Cinematic is a BBC television series of in-depth interviews with notable filmmakers, with clips from movies that have influenced them.[1][2] With The Film Review and associated programs, Life Cinematic fills the gap left by the cancellation of the BBCs long-running Film... series in 2018. It is produced by Somethin’ Else and presented either by Edith Bowman or Robbie Collin, who give a brief résumé of the interviewee's career before conducting the interview. In the first 60-minute episode, broadcast 30 January 2020, Bowman spoke with Sir Sam Mendes, the British director whose blockbuster film 1917 was released three weeks previously.[2][3]
| Life Cinematic | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Biographical interview |
| Directed by | Sam Anthony |
| Presented by | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jez Nelson |
| Producer | Ian Sharpe |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Somethin’ Else |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Four |
| Release | 30 January 2020 – 4 March 2021 |
Episodes
edit| No. | Interviewee | Presenter | First broadcast |
| 1 | Sam Mendes | Edith Bowman | 30 January 2020 |
| 2 | Edgar Wright | Robbie Collin | 6 February 2020 |
| 3 | Sam Taylor-Johnson | Edith Bowman | 13 February 2020 |
| 4 | Sofia Coppola | Edith Bowman | 25 November 2020 |
| 5 | Amma Asante | Edith Bowman | 4 March 2021 |
Source: BBC Life Cinematic Episode Guide. Last updated 25 March 2021.
References
edit- ^ "Life Cinematic". BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Acclaimed film director Sam Mendes to feature in Life Cinematic, a new series of television specials from BBC Arts" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Travis, Ben (30 January 2020). "Sam Mendes And Edgar Wright To Feature On New BBC Film Show Life Cinematic". Empire. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
