Film of the week
What’s eating Gilbert Grape?
Sunday 22nd April, 9.00pm, BBC1
Romantic comedy drama
Starring: Johnny Depp, Leonardo dicaprio, Mary Steenburgen, Juliette Lewis.
Directed by: Lasse Hallstrom
Director Lasse Hallstrom was best known for his famous movie ‘My life as a dog’ (1985) by which he gained an international audience. He was a popular director in his birth country Sweden and is attracted to emotional family related storylines but tries to avoid sentimentality. After directing the famous film ‘The cider house rules’ (1999) he received his second academy award nomination which completely lifted his career. In 2000 he came out with ‘Chocolat’ and this was realistic and truly enchanting for audiences.