John BoormanEvery podcast appearance, updated as new ones drop

17th May 2012, Aedín Gormley talks to British film-maker John Boorman who has made Wicklow his home for the past 40 years. He's best known for films Deliverance, Excalibur, The Emerald Forest, Beyond Rangoon, The General and The Tailor of Panama. He discusses with Aedín the music for his films, from the banjos of Deliverance to opera in Excalibur.

On Thursday, 12th March, to celebrate the publication of John Boorman's new book Conclusions, the IFI will host screenings of short films I Dreamt I Woke Up and Tree Poems, plus a public interview with the Oscar-nominated director.In this podcast, Paul Farren talks to John Boorman about his book and career, including - the reasons behind the book- working with Lee Marvin (Point Blank)- Hell and the Pacific and Toshirō Mifune- Irish actors and crew on Excalibur- trying to adapt Lord of the Rings- Leo the Last, a law case and its revival- Deliverance, Burt Reynolds and stealing stories- Driving around with Lee Marvin on the roof of his carhttp://filmireland.net/ Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd , Lenny Abrahamson , M. Night Shyamalan , John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser , Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky , and Terence Davies , alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today. So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.