Film Talk: Greene on Screen (PG)

Graham Greene (1907-1991) was one of the greatest British novelists of the 20th Century, producing such classics as Brighton Rock, The End of the Affair, The Power and the Glory and The Honorary Consul. Graham Greene also loved cinema. He was a noted film critic, an acclaimed screenwriter and saw the majority of his novels translated into film or television adaptations.

To coincide with the release of Rowan Joffe’s new film adaptation of Brighton Rock, Adrian Wootton (CEO of Film London), who is a longtime aficionado of Graham Greene and has written and lectured about him extensively, presents this heavily illustrated talk, tracing Greene’s life and career, featuring film clips from some of the most famous movie adaptations. There will be a complete screening of a recently restored print of The Fallen Idol, starring Ralph Richardson and directed by Carol Reed.

The Fallen Idol PG
Dir: Carol Reed
UK 1948 95mins
Cast: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan

A butler working in a foreign embassy in London falls under suspicion when his wife accidentally falls to her death, the only witness being an impressionable young boy.