Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart.
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Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart.

B1IntermediateOctober 31, 202649 min
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  • Arts & culture

The writer-director, known for his dark and bleak work, believes in film’s power to change our lives. Thoughts? Email us at [email protected] our show on YouTube: youtube.com/@TheInterviewPodcastFor transcripts and more, visit: nytimes.com/theinterview For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Amazon Music. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?sourc...

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I was brought up having to watch English plays, which are like people drinking cups of tea for two and a half hours. And I always wanted to shoot them. I'm David Marchese, and today I'm interviewing

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Academy Award-winning filmmaker Martin McDonough. McDonough writes and directs Darkly Funny, Profane... This is just a fucking start. Why don't you put that on your Good Morning, Missouri fucking Wake Up broadcast?

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violent, and stylish movies. Films that seem to want to make you laugh as much as provoke you,

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