Australia in The Screening Room

June 27th, 2008

The Screening Room is CNN’s half-hour monthly movie show that offers a compelling international perspective on the world of film, travelling around the globe to bring viewers the inside track on all aspects of the movie business.

In the month of June their focus is on the land down under, and it goes without saying that a stop to the set of Australia is at the top of their agenda.

Host Myleene Klass interviews director Baz Luhrmann from the sound stages of Fox Studios, whe’re we’re given some more of his great insights into the film.

At one point in the interview Baz Luhrmann comments, “I can say with absolute confidence, hand on heart type confidence, that the performances are beyond my expectation. And the chemistry between Hugh and Nicole is palpable and real, and that’s way up the richter scale for us. They’re physically a perfect match. You know what … great lovers on screen, they are like great dancers. They got to be a great partnership. They really are a tremendous match. They dance together physically, emotionally as lovers in the film”

“He is probably my creative soul mate. I just adore him. I think he’s got such a love of cinema and of life and he´s romantic and I can´t say enough nice things about him,” Nicole Kidman says of Luhrmann.

The feature was aired on television but you can also watch this interview streaming from the CNN site, or download it to your harddrive from our buldging video archive. Alternatively you can read the associated article on the CNN website.

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Entry Filed under: Appearances, Baz Luhrmann, Media, Nicole Kidman