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	Podcast:		The Film Programme
	Episode:		How a Low Budget Movie From Senegal Influenced Beyoncé
	Category:		Society & Culture
	Duration:		00:27:47
	Publish Date:		2019-07-18 10:29:00
	Description:		With Antonia Quirke Touki Bouki, a low budget movie from Senegal made in 1973, had a new lease of life when Beyoncé and Jay-Z paid homage to it in a famous publicity still. Gaylene Gould explains what happened and why it made it such a huge impact. Actor and coach Denis Lawson reveals how he helped his nephew Ewan McGregor to learn the rules of screen acting with a pair of socks. On the 25th anniversary of its release, Antonia visits the beach where Il Postino was filmed and hears from a local hotelier who tells her about the making of the film from the locals' point of view.
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