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The interviewer: James, you've had a very successful career as a film (1) ______________.
But tell me, can you remember the very first time you went to the cinema?
James: Oh, yes, very clearly. It was a Saturday morning in 1937. And my parents were
chatting over breakfast about how they'd spent the previous evening. They were talking about
the (2)______________. That's what we used to call “films” in those days. I was fascinated. I
was about five years old, and until that day I had never seen a film. I hadn't even heard of
(3)______________. In fact, we didn't even have a telephone in our house. Our only contact
with the outside (4)______________ came from the radio in the sitting room. I started
pleading with my father to take me to see a film. I think he felt a bit guilty because they'd left
me with a (5)______________ the night before. Anyway, whatever the reason, he took me to
the (6)______________ that very afternoon. The size of it amazed me and I loved the
(7)______________ immediately. In those days there was still an usherette, a girl who showed
you to your seats in the dark if you arrived after the film had started. And she was there with
her tray of sweets and ice cream in the breaks. My mother had given me some money before
we left home. So I queued up and bought myself some (8)______________. I remember I felt
very grown up. But the film itself was the most important thing. When the curtains opened and
the (9) ______________ went down, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was the screen with
huge close ups of the (10)______________. There were sudden changes of scene that took my
breath away. And action that was shown from many (11)______________ angles. Obviously,
audiences are used to all that now. These days, film scenes only last a few seconds and are
filled with special (12)______________. In those days, one scene could last for several
(13)______________. And of course, the sets were very basic if you compare them to today's.
But the (14)______________ the actors gave were wonderful. I had never experienced
anything like it. And I loved the (15) ______________ from that point on. And no, I can't
remember what the film was called.
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But tell me, can you remember the very first time you went to the cinema?
James: Oh, yes, very clearly. It was a Saturday morning in 1937. And my parents were
chatting over breakfast about how they'd spent the previous evening. They were talking about
the (2)______________. That's what we used to call “films” in those days. I was fascinated. I
was about five years old, and until that day I had never seen a film. I hadn't even heard of
(3)______________. In fact, we didn't even have a telephone in our house. Our only contact
with the outside (4)______________ came from the radio in the sitting room. I started
pleading with my father to take me to see a film. I think he felt a bit guilty because they'd left
me with a (5)______________ the night before. Anyway, whatever the reason, he took me to
the (6)______________ that very afternoon. The size of it amazed me and I loved the
(7)______________ immediately. In those days there was still an usherette, a girl who showed
you to your seats in the dark if you arrived after the film had started. And she was there with
her tray of sweets and ice cream in the breaks. My mother had given me some money before
we left home. So I queued up and bought myself some (8)______________. I remember I felt
very grown up. But the film itself was the most important thing. When the curtains opened and
the (9) ______________ went down, I couldn't believe my eyes. There was the screen with
huge close ups of the (10)______________. There were sudden changes of scene that took my
breath away. And action that was shown from many (11)______________ angles. Obviously,
audiences are used to all that now. These days, film scenes only last a few seconds and are
filled with special (12)______________. In those days, one scene could last for several
(13)______________. And of course, the sets were very basic if you compare them to today's.
But the (14)______________ the actors gave were wonderful. I had never experienced
anything like it. And I loved the (15) ______________ from that point on. And no, I can't
remember what the film was called.
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