EPISODE 8
REBECCA LENKIEWICZ
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BAFTA and Oscar-winning writer/director Rebecca Lenkiewicz talks to Charlotte about “She Said”, which follows the two New York Times’ journalists as they broke one of the most important stories of our generation.
WARNING
Please note, this episode contains discussions of sexual assault which may be distressing to some listeners. Listener discretion is advised.
DON’T MISS
Rebecca’s fascinating process of adapting a book into a screenplay whilst the book itself was still being written.
How, in a story about one man’s actions, she kept a laser sharp focus on the female characters and their experiences.
The questions Rebecca asked to get beyond the headlines to the authentic truth.
CHARLOTTE ON REBECCA
“Rebecca is responsible for some of the most nuanced, potent and beautiful films in contemporary cinema. Her screenplay for Ida, co-written with director Pawel Pawlikowski, won both a BAFTA and an American Academy Award. She followed this first success with Disobedience, Colette, and She Said before making her directorial debut with Hot Milk.
Rebecca’s films deal with identity, female friendships and ideas of freedom. Her movies are suffused with longing - giving cinematic voice to unspoken yearnings of desire and self-expression. Rebecca writes with such delicacy, potency and heart - she is undoubtedly one of our greatest living writers.
You’ll be inspired.”