David Fincher; Crime Books; Vikram Seth
David Fincher on his film of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. Jeff Park chooses crime books for Christmas. Vikram Seth discusses his collection of libretti, The Rivered Earth.
With Mark Lawson.
David Fincher's directing credits include The Social Network, Fight Club, Se7en and Alien3, and his latest film is an adaptation of Stieg Larsson's book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, starring Daniel Craig. Fincher discusses his approach to filming a book that has already sold 65 million copies worldwide and been made into a successful trilogy of movies in Swedish.
Mark Lawson and Jeff Park make their selection of crime books for Christmas including works by P D James, Umberto Eco and Anthony Horowitz.
Vikram Seth is best known for his novel A Suitable Boy, but he's also written a series of opera libretti, as part of a collaboration with composer Alec Roth, and now published as The Rivered Earth. Vikram Seth discusses the working process and how a former owner of his house made a mark on the project.
Producer Nicki Paxman.
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- Thu 15 Dec 2011 19:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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