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May Prelude: ‘Belle’

Producer: Damian Jones (“The Iron Lady”, “The History Boys”)

Director: Amma Asante

Screenwriter(s): Misan Sagay

Cinematographer: Ben Smithard (“My Week with Marilyn”, “Alan Partridge”)

Composer: Rachel Portman (“The Duchess”, “One Day”, “The Manchurian Candidate”, “Mona Lisa Smile”)

Cast: Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Matthew Goode, Alan McKenna, Penelope Wilton, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson, Sara Gadon, Miranda Richardson, James Norton, Tom Felton

Clips:

Lord Mansfield (Tom Wilkinson) and his wife (Emily Watson) discuss Dido’s future and they’ll say once society finds out.

Dido’s uncle (Tom Wilkinson) and aunt (Emily Watson) must give her and her cousin some startling news.

Interviews:

Gugu Mbatha-Raw talks about her role and the story of Belle.

Director Amma Asante talks about how she came across the real story and how got ‘Belle’ off the ground.

Review: Belle: ‘Pride and Prejudice’ with a bit more attitude