| Level | Item |
| Ref No | GUA/9/4/1/4/6/2 |
| Title | Stephen Soderbergh and George Clooney |
| Date | 13 February 2003 |
| Extent | 1 audio cassette tape, 2 WAV files (653.8 MB and 80.1 MB) |
| Creator Name | British Film Institute (BFI), 1933- |
| Guardian News & Media Ltd, 1967- |
| Description | Audio recording of an interview with film director Stephen Soderbergh and actor George Clooney in front of a live audience undertaken as part of the Guardian sponsored National Film Theatre Guardian interview series.
The recording begins with an introduction by Geoff Andrew of the National Film Theatre who introduces a preview of the pair's most recent film together, Solaris, and a film clip of Ocean's Eleven. Andrew then proceeds to put questions to Soderbergh and Clooney. The recording comprises a question and answer session with members of the audience from 50.18 on track 1.
A summary of key topics is included below.
Track 1:
00.00 Introductions and film clips
05.50 Soderbergh on the appeal of making Solaris again
09.00 Clooney on his role in the film
13.45 The mood on set
17.18 On working together
18. 54 Out of Sight as a turning point in both their careers
25.48 Forming Section Eight, a production company, together
31.30 Cinematography and photography
36.11 Difference between Oceans Eleven and Solaris
40.20 Clooney on moving into directing with Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
44.40 Clooneys film choices
46.08 Soderbergh on taking a year off from film making
47.30 Soderbergh on Confessions of a Dangerous mind
50.18 Prospects for a film of the novel Gates of Fire
51.54 Common interest in films with no-linear narratives
54.20 Working on foreign films
56.12 Influences of 2001: A Space Odyssey on Solaris
58.12 Human interactions in Solaris
01.00.27 Relationships with the film studio; sequencing of films
Track 2:
00.00 Relationship with the film studio; sequencing of films (cont.)
01.33 Religious metaphor in thier version of Solaris
03.44 Favourite films
Films mentioned in the course of the interview include: Ocean's Eleven; Out of Sight; Three Kings; Confessions of a Dangerous Mind; The Underneath; Batman and Robin; Schizopolis; Full Frontal; Fail Safe and The Third Man. |
| Access Status | Open |
| Access Conditions | Access to recording via GNM Digital Repository |
| Format | Electronic record |
| Tape recording |