Re: The Quiet American

2003-08-19 Thread Doyle Saylor
Hello All, Louis Proyect wrote an interesting and quite good review of the recent movie, The Quiet American. In passing LP writes: LP, While the novelist can create a deeper reality through such words, the cinematographer is somewhat limited in what he or she can do. Despite various tricks

The Quiet American

2003-08-14 Thread Louis Proyect
I am sure that most people are familiar with the controversy surrounding The Quiet American, a 2001 Phillip Noyce film based on the 1955 Graham Greene novel. Originally intended for release in November 2001, Miramax executives delayed the film for months because they worried over audience reaction