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ENGLISH STUDIES - GRAHAM GREENE: THE QUIET AMERICAN
As Vietnam and the US continue to restore relations, this program looks at the feature film adaptation of Graham Greene's prophetic novel, The Quiet American, a book unfortunately dismissed upon publication in the US in 1955 as "anti-American." The documentary provides insight into Greene's analysis of pre-Vietnam international politics. Greene believed the bombings of Saigon Square in 1952 were the result of early US interference, as they tried in the early fifties to find a 3rd Force to take over from the French colonialists and fight the Communists. This army came from the unusual 'Kayodai' religious sect. Offering conversations with veterans from both sides, the past is re-created, and the situation re-examined. The American role in world affairs is examined; also the film asks how far a country should go to achieve a goal that is for the good of another country.
DVD
Junior High, Senior High, College, Adult
20 minutes
2004
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