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A Bigger Splash Q&A with Ralph Fiennes
Alongside director Luca Guadagnino, the actor reflects on making this provocative film, following its London Film Festival screening.
Overview
Ralph Fiennes and director Luca Guadagnino talk to Clare Stewart about A Bigger Splash following a screening at the London Film Festival. The pair discuss working with the film’s extraordinary cast, and the influences of both David Hockney and the 1969 film La Piscine on this provocative story of two worlds colliding in the Sicilian sunshine.
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