Gillian Hills gives us a detailed insight into her early life in film, music and art where she was discovered in France by legendary film director, screenwriter, Roger Vadim; the director of ‘And God Created Woman’ and ‘Barbarella’, who saw her as the next Brigitte Bardot and cast her in a version of ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ (1959).
Gillian went on to become a sixties film icon appearing in movies like ‘Beat Girl’, her first film at just 15, in England. ‘Beat Girl’ (1960) tells the story of a young rebellious teenager who spends her nights clubbing and dancing to rock & roll. This was John Barry’s first film score. Her co-star was a young Adam Faith and Oliver Reed in their first credited film roles.
Gillian also played other key film roles in the classics ‘Blow Up’ (1966) and Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1971) which she discusses in extensive detail with the renowned film critic Anna Smith.
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Gillian Hills gives us a detailed insight into her early life in film, music and art where she was discovered in France by legendary film director, screenwriter, Roger Vadim; the director of ‘And God Created Woman’ and ‘Barbarella’, who saw her as the next Brigitte Bardot and cast her in a version of ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ (1959).
Gillian went on to become a sixties film icon appearing in movies like ‘Beat Girl’, her first film at just 15, in England. ‘Beat Girl’ (1960) tells the story of a young rebellious teenager who spends her nights clubbing and dancing to rock & roll. This was John Barry’s first film score. Her co-star was a young Adam Faith and Oliver Reed in their first credited film roles.
Gillian also played other key film roles in the classics ‘Blow Up’ (1966) and Stanley Kubrick’s ‘A Clockwork Orange’ (1971) which she discusses in extensive detail with the renowned film critic Anna Smith.
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Gillian tells her behind the scenes memories of film roles in the classics ‘Blow Up’ with Jane Birkin and Stanley Kubrick‘s ‘A Clockwork Orange’, as well as singing with French musical legends Serge Gainsbourg, Charles Aznavour and Henri Salvador. Gillian also explains the inspiration behind tracks from her new album LiLi.
View Gillian's illustrations discussed in this episode:
https://bit.ly/3mrfwpw
Website:
http://www.gillianhills.com/
Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/gillianhillsofficial
Some more info on Gillian:
http://www.readysteadygirls.eu/gillian-hills/4545990262
Gillian Hills on IMDB:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385122/
Gillian Hills on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3uA9RwNUL7HZKroYyVlUuL
Gillian Hills "LiLi" album on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/5Nidhnv7Buw8Bmy2bLTUVQ
Gillian Hills "LiLi" on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQHtp7s07pg
Blowup:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blowup
A Clockwork Orange:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Clockwork_Orange_(film)
Stanley Kubrick:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick
Gillian Hills "Carmine Vermilion" single on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/album/2UnM51U6JPW9Y4CZMJMcbB
Gillian Hills "Carmine Vermilion" on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwiJ-7Vz1_k
Jean-Paul Sartre:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Paul_Sartre
Eddie Barclay:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Barclay
Henri Salvador:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henri_Salvador
Serge Gainsbourg:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serge_Gainsbourg
Jacques Dessange:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Dessange
Mel Tormé:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mel_Torm%C3%A9
Charles Aznavour:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Aznavour
Duke Ellington:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duke_Ellington
Duke Ellington "Satin Doll" on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6XLhipNfSscTDpTPDNIMUK
A Color Purple (book):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_Purple
A Color Purple (film):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Color_Purple_(film)
VC Andrews Series:
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/14/books/behind-the-best-sellers-if-there-be-thorns.html
http://vcablogorama.blogspot.com/2011/11/petals-on-wind-covers.html?m=1
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