BBCNEWS HARDtalk November 22, 2017
Im stephen sackur. There are some film directors who strip things down, shun artifice and worship at the altar of realism. My guest sees filmmaking 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 . Baz luhrmann, welcome to hardtalk. Im very happy to be here, stephen. I want to start this interview in herons ...