Julian George: 'Any word out of place, the whole thing is worthless'
So far we've heard from Helga Schubert and Ben Sorgiovanni in this Winter season. We'll be welcoming Joanna Kavenna and Rachida Lamrabet over the next couple of weeks, but for this feature we present Julian George and The Movie Lovers.
George tells us how this short story emerged from the classic 1950s sitcom, The Honeymooners.
"I just thought of the character played by Audrey Meadows, Alice," he says. "Sometimes that character wanted something else, or there were moments of unexpected poignancy."
The cinema on East 14th Street where his two movie lovers meet was a "real picture palace"…
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