EPISODE 2 SIMON BEAUFOY
Oscar winning screenwriter Simon Beaufoy talks to Charlotte about writing the emotional rollercoaster and smash-hit that is Slumdog Millionaire.
DON’T MISS
Simon’s unique insights into how to handle a multi-strand, multi-timeline, non-linear narrative - and still get the movie to resonate with audiences.
Hearing how the infamous escape from the locked toilet was created by peanut butter and chocolate sauce.
Finding out how the project was nearly consigned to the DVD bin, before going on to win 8 Oscars.
CHARLOTTE ON SIMON
“As soon as I asked Simon Beaufoy to be part of Screen Players Film Club he also said ‘yes’. There was only one problem. Which film should we screen and discuss? How about one of the best British films of all time - the BAFTA winning The Full Monty? Or the taut survival thriller 127 Hours? Or the grand slam fight against misogyny in Battle of the Sexes? The choice was overwhelming. Each of these films are filled with Simon’s trademark combination of scabrous wit, unflinching honesty and real humanity.
But Simon knew in an instant he wanted to discuss Slumdog Millionaire. Not because it picked up a staggering 4 Golden Globes, 7 BAFTAs and 8 Oscars. The reason Simon wanted to screen this movie was because he’d banned his own children from watching it until they could see it on the big screen. What did it mean for Simon to finally watch this film with his grown up children? Please listen to find out.”