Kermode meets up with director Bill Forsyth at the recent Shetland Film Festival where he shows some extraordinary never-before-seen documents showing how he financed his first film That Sinking Feeling
Bill Forsyth
Bill Forsyth was born on July 29, 1946 in Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland as William David Forsyth. He is a director and writer, known for Local Hero (1983), Comfort and Joy (1984), Gregory’s Girl (1980), Housekeeping (1987)
Kermode Uncut Film Club: Local Hero
This edition of Kermode Uncut Film Club (from 2015) is Bill Forsyth’s timeless masterpiece Local Hero. Kermode explains why he loves this film so much along with anecdotes and recollections from the director himself.
Jenny Seagrove and Denis Lawson on Local Hero
British Film Institute
Actors Jenny Seagrove and Denis Lawson discuss Local Hero (1983), the Scottish comedy they made with Burt Lancaster, director Bill Forsyth and producer David Puttnam. The pair reveal which scenes in the film were improvised and why the shoot was briefly stopped.
LOCO Festival co-founder Jonathan Wakeham chairs the discussion.
31 years on, Clare is Gregory’s girl: Duo from classic eighties film are back…but only for a documentary
John Gordon Sinclair and Clare Grogan, now both aged 50, became Hollywood stars after the unlikely success of their coming of age film set in the town of Cumbernauld.
