At the Graham Greene International Festival in Berkhamsted School (Hertfordshire, UK) at 11.30am on Sunday 3rd October 2010 the award-winning writer and director Rowan Joffé will give an illustrated talk on “The Re-imagining of Brighton Rock”, when he will speak about how he adapted Greene’s novel Brighton Rock to create a new film. While emphasising that he has not remade the 1947 film, he will address two main questions:
(i) Why re-imagine the novel when such a great film has already been made?
(ii) Why set the film in 1964?
The talk will be illustrated by excerpts from the film and by still photography.
Rowan Joffé wrote the screenplay for the film The American (starring George Clooney, directed by Anton Corbjin). He directed the television drama The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (written by Simon Block for Talkback Thames / Channel 4), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Fiction Director 2009 and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He wrote the screenplays for the 28 Days Later sequel (directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo) and Last Resort (directed by Pawel Pawlikowski). He was the writer and director of the television drama Secret Life (starring Matthew MacFadyen for Channel 4 / Kudos Productions). He wrote Turkish Delight, an afternoon play for BBC1, for which he won the Royal Television Society Best Drama Award 2003. He also wrote Gas Attack, a television drama for Channel 4 / Hart Ryan in 2001. He was nominated for BAFTA’s Best New Writer in 2002 and for Best Single Drama at the Broadcast Awards 2002. He won the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature at the Edinburgh Festival 2001. Rowan Joffé's film of Brighton Rock will have its première at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010.
Prof. Neil Sinyard is unfortunately indisposed after an accident in July, and his talk, scheduled for 11.30am on Sunday 3rd October 2010, is cancelled. Trustees and friends will want to wish Prof. Sinyard a speedy recovery.
(i) Why re-imagine the novel when such a great film has already been made?
(ii) Why set the film in 1964?
The talk will be illustrated by excerpts from the film and by still photography.
Rowan Joffé wrote the screenplay for the film The American (starring George Clooney, directed by Anton Corbjin). He directed the television drama The Shooting of Thomas Hurndall (written by Simon Block for Talkback Thames / Channel 4), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Fiction Director 2009 and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor. He wrote the screenplays for the 28 Days Later sequel (directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo) and Last Resort (directed by Pawel Pawlikowski). He was the writer and director of the television drama Secret Life (starring Matthew MacFadyen for Channel 4 / Kudos Productions). He wrote Turkish Delight, an afternoon play for BBC1, for which he won the Royal Television Society Best Drama Award 2003. He also wrote Gas Attack, a television drama for Channel 4 / Hart Ryan in 2001. He was nominated for BAFTA’s Best New Writer in 2002 and for Best Single Drama at the Broadcast Awards 2002. He won the Michael Powell Award for Best New British Feature at the Edinburgh Festival 2001. Rowan Joffé's film of Brighton Rock will have its première at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2010.
Prof. Neil Sinyard is unfortunately indisposed after an accident in July, and his talk, scheduled for 11.30am on Sunday 3rd October 2010, is cancelled. Trustees and friends will want to wish Prof. Sinyard a speedy recovery.
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