The 14th Graham Greene International Festival
Thursday 29th September to Sunday 2nd October 2011
At various venues in Berkhamsted (England, UK)
Festival Director: Yan Christensen
Thursday 29th September 2011
16:30 – 18:00, An Event for Berkhamsted School’s Sixth Form, Old Hall (Berkhamsted School)
17:30 – 19:30, Social Gathering and Buffet Supper at The Gatsby restaurant
19:45 – 21:30, Film Night at The Rex Cinema
Brighton Rock
(UK, 2010; 111 mins; director, Rowan Joffé; starring Andrea Riseborough, Sam Riley, Helen Mirren; classification, 15)
Introduced by Rowan Joffé
Friday 30th September 2011
Talks at the Town Hall, Berkhamsted
9:30 – 10:30, Christian Hofferbert
'Godless Greene – Changing Extremes in Greene’s Work'
11:00 – 12:00, Professor François Gallix
'Graham Greene’s Books for Children'
14:15 – 15:15, Martin Jenkins
'At last, The Blue Plaque' – followed by
Tim Bentinck
'How Greene was My Childhood'
15:45 – 16:45, Julian Clapp
'Brighton Rock Locations'
19:30, Film Night at Civic Centre
Brighton Rock
(UK, 1947; 92 minutes; directed by John Boulting; starring Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh; classification, PG)
With an introduction by Quentin Falk, who will lead a post-film discussion
Saturday 1st October 2011
Talks and Events in Deans’ Hall, Berkhamsted School
Exhibition: Illustrations from Greene’s books for children and displays of winning entries in the Creative Writing Awards 2011
9:30 – 10:30, Professor Cedric Watts
'Brighton Rock, Janus and Proteous'
11:00 – 12:00, Professor Joyce Stavick
'The Not-so-Quiet Americans: University Students Speak Out as Greene Film Critics'
14:15 – 15:15, Professor Michael Brennan
'Faith and Authorship in the early Novels
15:45 – 16:45, Lee Langley
'Traps and Escapes'
18:15 – 18:30, Book Launch
Dermot Gilvary and Dr Darren Middleton present Dangerous Edges of Graham Greene (New York: Continuum, 2011)
18:30, Andrew Bourget
'Birthday Toast'
18:45 – 19:45, Professor Steve Chibnall
'Problems with Pinkie: Adapting Brighton Rock for the screen, 1947 and 2010'
20:00, The Bourget-Greene Gala Dinner in Old Hall
Followed by Ed Reardon: 'A Short Talk'
Saturday 1st October 2011: Alternative Event
9:30 – 16:30, Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone and William Ivory
A Creative Writing Workshop in Prose Fiction and Screenplay
GGBT’s Creative Writing Awards 2011
The prizes will be presented.
GGBT Creative Writing Awards 2012
Titles or starting points for stories, travel pieces and screenplays will be announced, and publicised on the Festival’s website, on the GGBT’s Facebook pages and on the Ex-Director’s Blog.
Sunday 2nd October 2011
9:00 – 9:45, David Pearce
Tour of Berkhamsted School
Talks in Newcroft in Berkhamsted School
10:00 – 11:00, Dr Bernard Ineichen
'Spies, Lies and Dangerous to Believe — espionage in the writings of Norman Lewis and Graham Greene'
11:30 – 12:30, Professor Neil Sinyard
‘"All writers are equal but some writers are more equal than others": some
reflections on links and contrasts between Graham Greene and George Orwell'
12:45 – 14:00, Farewell Lunch in Old Hall (Berkhamsted School)
Some biographical information about speakers and full details of events and tickets and may be read on the Festival’s website.
Thursday 29th September to Sunday 2nd October 2011
At various venues in Berkhamsted (England, UK)
Festival Director: Yan Christensen
Thursday 29th September 2011
16:30 – 18:00, An Event for Berkhamsted School’s Sixth Form, Old Hall (Berkhamsted School)
17:30 – 19:30, Social Gathering and Buffet Supper at The Gatsby restaurant
19:45 – 21:30, Film Night at The Rex Cinema
Brighton Rock
(UK, 2010; 111 mins; director, Rowan Joffé; starring Andrea Riseborough, Sam Riley, Helen Mirren; classification, 15)
Introduced by Rowan Joffé
Friday 30th September 2011
Talks at the Town Hall, Berkhamsted
9:30 – 10:30, Christian Hofferbert
'Godless Greene – Changing Extremes in Greene’s Work'
11:00 – 12:00, Professor François Gallix
'Graham Greene’s Books for Children'
14:15 – 15:15, Martin Jenkins
'At last, The Blue Plaque' – followed by
Tim Bentinck
'How Greene was My Childhood'
15:45 – 16:45, Julian Clapp
'Brighton Rock Locations'
19:30, Film Night at Civic Centre
Brighton Rock
(UK, 1947; 92 minutes; directed by John Boulting; starring Richard Attenborough and Carol Marsh; classification, PG)
With an introduction by Quentin Falk, who will lead a post-film discussion
Saturday 1st October 2011
Talks and Events in Deans’ Hall, Berkhamsted School
Exhibition: Illustrations from Greene’s books for children and displays of winning entries in the Creative Writing Awards 2011
9:30 – 10:30, Professor Cedric Watts
'Brighton Rock, Janus and Proteous'
11:00 – 12:00, Professor Joyce Stavick
'The Not-so-Quiet Americans: University Students Speak Out as Greene Film Critics'
14:15 – 15:15, Professor Michael Brennan
'Faith and Authorship in the early Novels
15:45 – 16:45, Lee Langley
'Traps and Escapes'
18:15 – 18:30, Book Launch
Dermot Gilvary and Dr Darren Middleton present Dangerous Edges of Graham Greene (New York: Continuum, 2011)
18:30, Andrew Bourget
'Birthday Toast'
18:45 – 19:45, Professor Steve Chibnall
'Problems with Pinkie: Adapting Brighton Rock for the screen, 1947 and 2010'
20:00, The Bourget-Greene Gala Dinner in Old Hall
Followed by Ed Reardon: 'A Short Talk'
Saturday 1st October 2011: Alternative Event
9:30 – 16:30, Rebekah Lattin-Rawstrone and William Ivory
A Creative Writing Workshop in Prose Fiction and Screenplay
GGBT’s Creative Writing Awards 2011
The prizes will be presented.
GGBT Creative Writing Awards 2012
Titles or starting points for stories, travel pieces and screenplays will be announced, and publicised on the Festival’s website, on the GGBT’s Facebook pages and on the Ex-Director’s Blog.
Sunday 2nd October 2011
9:00 – 9:45, David Pearce
Tour of Berkhamsted School
Talks in Newcroft in Berkhamsted School
10:00 – 11:00, Dr Bernard Ineichen
'Spies, Lies and Dangerous to Believe — espionage in the writings of Norman Lewis and Graham Greene'
11:30 – 12:30, Professor Neil Sinyard
‘"All writers are equal but some writers are more equal than others": some
reflections on links and contrasts between Graham Greene and George Orwell'
12:45 – 14:00, Farewell Lunch in Old Hall (Berkhamsted School)
Some biographical information about speakers and full details of events and tickets and may be read on the Festival’s website.