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19 november - 5 december 2004
graham greene: adventures in greeneland
To celebrate the centenary of his birth, CINECITY presents a day dedicated to Graham Greene, one of the 20th century’s greatest novelists and a writer with a long and celebrated relationship with the cinema. Greene’s work has been adapted for the screen probably more than any other writer and he was himself an acclaimed scriptwriter and film critic. The crime-filled cities of Brighton and Vienna provide the atmospheric locations for two of the greatest British films of all time, both scripted by Greene.
  • sun 5 dec • 12.30PM - 6pm
  • duke of york's
  • brighton rock • pg
  • 12.30pm
    • A superb thriller based on Greene’s riveting and authentic novel about the murderous leader of a Brighton gang. Evocatively shot by veteran lensman Harry Waxman, for many the film’s abiding quality is the memorably intense performance of a young Richard Attenborough as emotionally and physically scarred gang leader Pinky Brown who courts and marries a local waitress (Carol Marsh) he destests in order to stop her testifying against him. Beautifully scripted by Greene and Terence Rattigan (THE BROWNING VERSION) with a real eye for detail and atmosphere, it is hard bitten in tone and abundant in cruel ironies, right up to its well-judged refreshingly cynical ending.

    Introduced by Dr Steve Chibnall, Principal Lecturer in Film Studies at De Montfort University, Leicester and author of ‘Brighton Rock’, a new book on the film (published by I.B. Tauris)..

    Director: John Boulting. Starring: Richard Attenborough, Hermione Baddeley, William Hartnell, Carol Marsh. GB 1947. 92 mins
  • the third man • pg
  • 2.30pm
    • One of the masterpieces of British Cinema. The feel of shabby, post-war Vienna pervades the whole film as Joseph Cotton’s naïve American pulp writer tries to uncover the mystery surrounding his old friend Harry Lime, a black marketeer memorably played by Orson Welles. Director Carol Reed expertly brings to light Greene’s script with an excellent use of locations and offers a view of the divided city from the wrong side of the law.

    Introduced by Andrea Sabbadini, a psychoanalyst and former film critic, Chairman of the European Psychoanalytic Film Festival and editor of ‘The Couch and the Silver Screen - psychoanalytic reflections on European Cinema’.

    Director: Carol Reed. Starring: Joseph Cotton, Orson Welles, Alida Valli, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee. GB 1949. 104 mins.
  • adventures in greeneland
  • panel discussion
  • 4.30pm
    • A panel discussion exploring the life and work of Graham Greene. Chaired by FRANCINE STOCK, Radio and Television broadcaster and novelist, STEVE CHIBNALL and ANDREA SABBADINI will be joined by Professor CEDRIC WATTS, Research Professor of English at University of Sussex and author of ‘A Preface to Greene’ and curator and author Dr BRIGITTE TIMMERMANN. Separate Ticket for discussion £5.

    An all­day ticket for both films and the discussion is available for £14 / £12 DoY members.

  • the third man: tracing the tracks of a movie classic
  • fri 26 nov - sun 12 dec
  • brighton fringe basement
  • Fri 26 November - Sun 12 December • Free Admission
  • Brighton Fringe Basement, Kensington Street
  • Opening times • Mon - Sat 10am - 6pm • Sun 12pm - 5pm

    • THE THIRD MAN directed by Carol Reed and scripted by Graham Greene brilliantly presented the unique character of postwar Vienna divided between the four allied powers: a hub for spies, black marketeers and refugees from across Europe.

    Memorable for Robert Krasker’s stunning black and white location photography, Anton Karas’ zither score and Orson Welles’ famous cuckoo clock speech, THE THIRD MAN has continued to enthrall audiences and was voted Best British Film of the Century in 1999.

    Beyond its status as a cinema classic, the film also provides a unique and invaluable document of a city caught in a moment in time.

    This touring exhibition from Vienna, curated by Dr Brigitte Timmermann and Frederick Baker, comprises over 200 new stills taken directly from the film, selected extracts of key scenes and a sound room featuring original music and interviews.

    Gallery Talk
    Dr Brigitte Timmermann, co-curator of the exhibition will give a gallery talk on Sat 27 Nov at 2pm. Places are free but limited, so please reserve your place by email: anya@brightonfringe.net

    with thanks to:

  • Austrian Cultural Forum
  • Brighton Fringe ARTS PRODUCTION
  • Cinemas of the Mind
  • Euromonitor
  • golden lion group
  • northbrook college media arts
  • Oakley property