With an introduction by Stephen Bates, writer and award-winning journalist.

6pm Doors open

6.30pm Talk begins

6.50pm Short break, questions from audience

7pm Film Starts

8pm Short break, questions from audience

9.10pm Event ends

The book – The Quiet American (1955)

Writer – Graham Greene

The film – The Quiet American (2002), 100 min, (15). A political drama set in 1955 Vietnam as the French occupation starts to crumble and the Viet Cong begin to gain military strength.

Director – Phillip Noyce

Screenplay – Christopher Hampton and Robert Schenkkan

Starring – Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser and Do Thi Hal Yen.