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Rebecca Zlotowski on directing Jodie Foster

27 June 2026

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French filmmaker Rebecca Zlotowski tells Nikki Bedi about directing Oscar winning actor Jodie Foster in Vie Privée (A Private Life), her first starring role in a French language film

Nikki is joined by critic Rhianna Dhillon to reflect on the top cultural talking points of the week:

American director Andrew Stanton and actor Greta Lee on the making of of Toy Story 5, The Toys Are Back In Town

British actors Claire Foy and Richard E Grant on their raucous romp through the eighteenth century in the film comedy, Savage House

Pakistani-American musician Arooj Aftab celebrates the music that takes her home and music that travels with her

US Jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington describes his musical combination of Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins

And Thomas Bangalter, one half of French electro pop pioneers Daft Punk, reveals why the duo disguised their identity

Photo Credit: George Lechaptois