Ahead of its Cannes Film Festival premier Raf Epstein speaks to Scott Foundas, Chief Film Critic at Variety Magazine, about the new Baz Luhrmann film.

Scott is one of the few people who have been given an advanced screening of the film.

What does he think of it? Does it live up to the inevitable hype Baz's films create?

"This is a book that has deluded film makers ever since it was published" said Scott.

Click play and listen to Raf's interview with Scott Foundas.

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