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Mira Nair on Working With Street Children to Complete Her New Film.

Indian film director Mira Nair. Her first feature film, "Salaam Bombay!" is the story of Bombay's child beggars. It was filmed in the chaos of Bombay's red-light district with street children who were trained in a seven-week crash course. The film won the Golden Camera prize for best feature film at the Cannes Film Festival and the top honors at the Montreal Film Festival. (Rebroadcast. Original date March 7, 1989).

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Fresh Air with Terry Gross, September 28, 1989: Interview with Harvey Fierstein; Commentary on soukous music; Interview with Mira Nair; Review of the film "Tom Jones."
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Playwright, Screenwriter and Actor Harvey Fierstein.

Playwright and actor Harvey Fierstein (pronounced fire-steen). He's one of Broadway's leading playwrights. His hit play "Torch Song Trilogy," was adapted into a film, starring Matthew Broderick and Anne Bancroft. It's now out on home video cassette. Fierstein also wrote the plays "La Cage Aux Folles," and "Safe Sex." (Rebroadcast. Original date December 27, 1988).

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"Tom Jones" Is Still Bad.

Film critic Stephen Schiff reviews the theatrical re-release of "Tom Jones." The 1963 film adaptation of Henry Fielding's novel of a bawdy 18th century playboy won Oscars for best picture, director, screenplay, and score. It stars Albert Finney and Susannah York.

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Director Mira Nair.

Indian born film maker Mira Nair. Her new movie, "Mississippi Masala," is the story of an African-American man and an African Indian woman who come together in a little Southern town. Nair's previous film, "Salaam Bombay," got an Oscar nomination for best foreign film and won the Camera d'Or at Cannes.

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Documentary Filmmaker Mira Nair

Nair has made a career making documentaries about social conditions in her home country of India. Her new movie, Salaam Bombay!, is her first feature. The film, about street children, won the Palme D'or at the Cannes Film Festival

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