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1 May 2008

Australia Talks Movies - The Edge of Heaven

The Edge of Heaven was our latest Radio National preview, a film exploring the sometimes uneasy relationship between Germany and Turkey. Today, Julie Rigg, renowned journalist and translator Maureen Freely and cinema scholar Roger Hillman discuss this terrific film and we want to hear from you. Turkish/German cinema is THE new German cinema and films like 'The Edge of Heaven' are shaking up European culture and perceptions.


Guests

Jule Rigg - Movie Time host

Maureen Freely - journalist and translator

Roger Hillman - Ass. Prof. German and Film studies - Australian National University

Further Information

For a link to information on Maureen Freely

For a link to information on Roger Hillman

For a link to an interview with director Fatih Akin

Presenter

Paul Barclay

Story Researcher and Producer

Matthew Leonard

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