{"id":21800,"date":"2022-09-09T14:05:13","date_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:05:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1705287"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:23:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:23:11","slug":"see-how-they-run-director-explains-which-old-movies-inspired-new-film","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/see-how-they-run-director-explains-which-old-movies-inspired-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"See How They Run director explains which old movies inspired new film"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Patrick Cremona\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 09 September 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New whodunnit film See How They Run<\/a> unfolds in London\u2019s West End in 1953 \u2013 and director Tom George has revealed\u00a0which films from the period inspired him during production.<\/p>\n

Speaking exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, George \u2013 who is making his feature directorial debut following his acclaimed work on hit BBC sitcom This Country \u2013 mentioned Rear Window as well as Kind Hearts and Coronets as two films that informed some of his choices for the murder mystery.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not sure there were specific films that guided the look in a way that you can really closely trace,\u201d he said. \u201cBut one thing I love about films of that period, whether it be Rear Window by Alfred Hitchcock, or slightly earlier Kind Hearts and Coronets \u2013 one of the very best Ealing comedies \u2013 is the pacing of them from an editing point of view.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn the one hand, they\u2019re really sharply plotted, and there\u2019s very little fat on the bone in terms of the way the story moves forward. But in a camera sense, they\u2019re quite understated and they let things play and they let the characters appear in group shots.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added: \u201cThat was something that I was really keen to get into this film. Partly because it is a nod to that era of filmmaking, but also because comically it\u2019s always the most satisfying thing for me to let a moment play \u2013 particularly when you\u2019ve got two brilliant characters, like Stalker (Saiorse Ronan) and Stoppard (Sam Rockwell). That chance to just watch them in a two-shot and not overcut the moment, let it play.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd you get that joy of watching the line and the reaction and watch that chemistry between the two of them, that sense of them watching each other trying to figure each other out. And I hope that sort of has been influenced by some of the films of that period.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The film is set against the backdrop of the 100th performance of Agatha Christie\u2019s play The Mousetrap and makes numerous references to Christie and her work \u2013 often affectionately poking fun at whodunnit tropes.<\/p>\n

Asked about his own personal favourite Christie novels or adaptations, George revealed that he was a huge fan of ITV\u2019s Poirot series starring David Suchet.<\/p>\n

\u201cI used to watch Poirot every Saturday night,\u201d he said. \u201cThe David Suchet Poirot, the TV series. I read a handful of Agatha Christie\u2019s when I was younger, but it was really that David Suchet Poirot who was my sort of main connection with Agatha Christie \u2013 my brother and I would watch it every Saturday night and try and crack the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut also I think, particularly for a British audience, the whodunnit and particularly the Agatha Christie whodunnit is deeply within our subconscious, even if you\u2019re not a fan of whodunnits, per se.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I wouldn\u2019t say that I was a huge dedicated fan of the whodunnit before making this film, but through making it you realise how much you know already about how those films work and the type of characters who you come across in her stories and in the film depictions of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo it\u2019s sort of deep in there for all of us. And that was something that definitely wanted to have fun with in the making of this film. Because the audience comes with a lot of knowledge already and expectations, there\u2019s a chance to sort of play with those expectations.\u201d<\/p>\n

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See How They Run is now playing in UK cinemas. Check out more of our <\/strong>Film<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<\/strong>TV Guide<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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