Life Cinematic is a BBC television series of in-depth interviews with notable filmmakers, with clips from movies that have influenced them.[1][2] With The Film Review and associated programs, Life Cinematic fills the gap left by the cancellation of the BBCs long-running Film... series in 2018. It is produced by Somethin’ Else and presented either by Edith Bowman or Robbie Collin, who give a brief résumé of the interviewee's career before conducting the interview. In the first 60-minute episode, broadcast 30 January 2020, Bowman spoke with Sir Sam Mendes, the British director whose blockbuster film 1917 was released three weeks previously.[2][3]

Life Cinematic
GenreBiographical interview
Directed bySam Anthony
Presented by
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producerJez Nelson
ProducerIan Sharpe
Running time60 minutes
Production companySomethin’ Else
Original release
NetworkBBC Four
Release30 January 2020 (2020-01-30) –
4 March 2021 (2021-03-04)

Episodes

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No. Interviewee Presenter First broadcast
1 Sam Mendes Edith Bowman 30 January 2020
2 Edgar Wright Robbie Collin 6 February 2020
3 Sam Taylor-Johnson Edith Bowman 13 February 2020
4 Sofia Coppola Edith Bowman 25 November 2020
5 Amma Asante Edith Bowman 4 March 2021

Source: BBC Life Cinematic Episode Guide. Last updated 25 March 2021.

References

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  1. ^ "Life Cinematic". BBC. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Acclaimed film director Sam Mendes to feature in Life Cinematic, a new series of television specials from BBC Arts" (Press release). BBC Media Centre. 18 January 2020. Archived from the original on 20 January 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  3. ^ Travis, Ben (30 January 2020). "Sam Mendes And Edgar Wright To Feature On New BBC Film Show Life Cinematic". Empire. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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