Kermode on Film

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Mark on GIMME SHELTER and THE ODYSSEY with Susan Steinberg, Samantha Morton and Lucy Darwin

Mark on GIMME SHELTER and THE ODYSSEY with Susan Steinberg, Samantha Morton and Lucy Darwin15 Sept29 min

In the last of four episodes from the Provence Arts Festival du Film, Mark sits down with editor Susan Steinberg to talk about Rolling Stones documentary Gimme Shelter. Next, he talks to Samantha Morton about her festival highlights, her role as Circe in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey, and Heath Ledger. And finally, festival director Lucy Darwin looks back on the festival, and the Elvis screening that blew her mind.

Films mentioned in this episode

Gimme Shelter (1970, dir. Albert and David Maysles, Charlotte Zwerin)

Cocksucker Blues (dir. Robert Frank, unreleased)

Broken English (2025, dir. Jane Pollard and Iain Forsyth)

Summer of Soul (2021, dir. Questlove)

EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert (2025, dir. Baz Luhrmann)

One to One: John & Yoko (2024, dir. Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards)

The Odyssey (2026, dir. Christopher Nolan)

Rosemary's Baby (1968, dir. Roman Polanski)

The Brothers Grimm (2005, dir. Terry Gilliam)

This episode was recorded at the Provence Arts Festival du Film, an annual festival founded by Lucy Darwin, dedicated to documentary cinema and the arts held in the hilltop village of Ménerbes, which this year focused on music documentaries.