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Helen Mirren on Hitchcock; Alan Parker on his Bafta honour

The director Alan Parker celebrates becoming a BAFTA Fellow and looks back at his career with Francine Stock. Plus, Helen Mirren on playing Hitchcock's influential wife Alma.

The director Sir Alan Parker celebrates becoming a BAFTA Academy Fellow and looks back at his career with Francine Stock. He discusses his most well-known films including Bugsy Malone, The Commitments and Evita and speaks frankly of his concerns for the future of British film. Helen Mirren gives an insight into the little-known influence of Alma Reville, Hitchcock's wife, whom she plays in Hitchcock. The Oscar-nominated production designer Eve Stewart describes how she brought C19th Paris to the big screen in Les Miserables and gives a sneak preview of her latest project - muppet nuptials. And critic Sandra Hebron on some of this week's international releases; the German film Barbara out on DVD and the cinema release of the film No, set in Chile and starring Gael Garcia Bernal.

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28 minutes

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  • Thu 7 Feb 2013 16:00

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