Starring a young Bo Derek, Bolero was written, directed and filmed by her husband John Derek and released in 1984. It's an erotic, romantic story about a young wealthy woman who finishes university and wants to travel the world and lose her virginity.

Michael Shanks is our guest for this episode - a filmmaker who writes, directs, does visual effects and acts. Years after this episode was released, his debut feature film Together premiered at Sundance to great success.

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Originally published 31 May 2020.