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First though, producer Barbara Broccoli, a name instantly associated with another, James Bond, for Barbara is the daughter of Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, the Italian-American producer who together with Harry Saltzman founded Eon Productions and put Ian Fleming's spy on the screen from Dr. No in 1962 onwards. For 20 years since Golden Eye, Barbara and her half brother Michael G. Wilson have produced the highly successful franchise. Spectre is still doing strong business in cinemas, but every so often, Barbara Broccoli steps away from that gold-plated Bond vehicle to support a much smaller venture. In the past couple of years, she's helped produce a drama set in Scotland, the Silent Storm, and now there's Radiator, about an elderly couple who live in a pretty village house in absolute rodent-infested chaos. The film which has picked up awards in international festivals was made on a tiny budget, less than 1% of a Bond film. So I asked Barbara Broccoli why she felt compelled to be involved with this particular film.
"Well, I loved the script, the script really moved me. You know, I think we all get to point our lives where we have to deal with ailing parents. And you know, I can also see it from the other point of view, you know, 'cause I'm sort of at that age where I can identify with all sides in this story. I mean, I find with my own life, both of my parents, who've both since left, still are very prominent in my life. And I suppose that's one of the reasons why I found the film so emotional for me personally." |
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