In this week’s episode of the MK3D show Mark Kermode talks to Taghi Amirani whose film COUP 53 – edited by Walter Murch and featuring Ralph Fiennes – explores the involvement of the CIA and MI6 in the coup in Iran in 1953. Mark and Taghi also connect About their shared love of LOCAL HERO.

The Mark is joined by RYE LANE director Raine Allen-Miller and star Vivian Oparah to talk about their film, which follows two youngsters reeling from bad break-ups who connect over a particularly eventful day in South London. They also talk about their respective influences: Vivian discusses the fight scene in US, and Raine revealsher Guilty Pleasure BOWFINGER.

This episode of Kermode On Film is the first half of the MK3D show recorded live at the BFI Southbank on 13 March 2023.

Thank you for listening!

———————

The opening title sequence of Kermode on Film uses quotes from:

- Mary Poppins, directed by Robert Stevenson and distributed by Walt Disney Motion Pictures – quote featuring Julie Andrews.

- Nope, written, directed and produced by Jordan Peele, and distributed by Universal Studios – quote featuring Keke Palmer.

- Withnail & I, written and directed by Bruce Robinson, and distributed by HandMade Films – quote featuring Richard E Grant.

- The Exorcist, written by William Peter Blatty and directed by William Friedkin, distributed by Warner Brothers – quote featuring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair.

We love these films. We urge you to seek them out, and watch them, again and again.

They are masterpieces!

Kermode on Film is an HLA Agency production.

Cover photo by Hedda Archbold.

This episode was edited by Alex Archbold Jones.

© HLA Agency

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

#MarkKermode #MK3D #KermodeOnFilm #BFI #BFISouthbank #TaghiAmirani #WalterMurch #Coup53 #RyeLane #VivianOparah #RaineAllenMiller #LocalHero #Us #Bowfinger 

Films and TV series mentioned in this episode:

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Films mentioned in this podcast:

Coup 53

Local Hero

Rye Lane

Oliver Twist

Us

Annihilation

Bowfinger

People mentioned in this episode:

Taghi Amirani

Walter Murch

Ralph Fiennes

David Puttnam

Vivian Oparah

Raine Allen-Miller

Lupita Nyong’o

Natalie Portman

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.