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Baz Luhrmann

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to film director Baz Luhrmann. How did a boy from the Australian backwoods get to make his celluloid dreams come true?

There are some film directors who strip things down, shun artifice and worship at the altar of realism. HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Baz Luhrmann - a director who sees movie making through a very different lens. He made his directorial name with a wildly entertaining debut movie called Strictly Ballroom, which was theatrical, sentimental and sweet. Since then he has continued to make larger than life films based on epic stories. How did a boy from the Australian backwoods get to make his celluloid dreams come true?

30 minutes

Last on

Sat 5 May 2018 03:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Interviewer Stephen Sackur
Interviewed Guest Baz Luhrmann

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