17/09/2012
We review the Toronto International Film Festival, discuss a film about legendary American journalist and fashion editor Diana Vreeland and find out about a controversial play from Kampala, Uganda.
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On today's programme: Critic Noah Richler looks at the number of literary adaptations on offer this year at the Toronto International Film Festival - are they as good as the books? Director (and granddaughter-in-law) Lisa Immordino Vreeland discusses her documentary film about the legendary American journalist and fashion editor Diana Vreeland. And we find out why a British theatre producer is in trouble with the law for putting on a play about gay life in Kampala.
Illustration from the film Midnight's Children adapted by Salman Rushdie and directed by Deepa Mehta.
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International Toronto Film Festival
Critic Noah Richler on the literary adaptations at this year's Toronto International Film Festival - are they as good as the books?
Duration: 08:02
Uganda
Why a British theatre producer is in trouble with the law for putting on a play about gay life in Kampala.
Duration: 04:04
Vreeland
We talk to Lisa Immordino Vreeland, the director (and granddaughter-in-law) of the documentary of legendary American journalist and fashion editor Diana Vreeland.
Duration: 05:22
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- Mon 17 Sep 2012 14:32GMT±«Óãtv World Service Online
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