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The Quiet American

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The Quiet American

Original title

The Quiet American

Year

2002

Running time

96 min.

Country

United States

Director

Phillip Noyce

Screenwriter

Christopher Hampton, Robert Schenkkan. Novel: Graham Greene

Cast

Music

Craig Armstrong

Cinematography

Christopher Doyle, Huu Tuan Nguyen

Producer

Miramax, Intermedia Films

Genre

Mystery. Drama | Journalism. Remake

Movie Groups

Graham Greene Adaptations

Synopsis

American Aid worker Alden Pyle arrives in Saigon in the fall of 1952, at the height of the Vietnamese fight for independence from French colonial rule. Filled with zeal for his mission to help the people of Vietnam through his economic aid program and eager to learn the lay of the land from a more experienced hand, Pyle befriends London Times correspondent Thomas Fowler. Soon however he finds himself smitten with Fowler’s young Vietnamese mistress Phuong who is as beautiful, exotic and mysterious as the city of Saigon itself.

Rankings Position

#133 Best Remakes in the history of film

Awards: 2002: Nominated for Oscar: Best Actor (Michael Caine)

2002: Nominated for BAFTA Awards: Best Actor (Michael Caine)

2002: Nominated for Golden Globe: Best Actor - Drama (Michael Caine)

2002: National Board of Review: Best Director (Phillip Noyce)

2002: American Film Institute (AFI): Top 10 - Movies of the Year

2002: Satellite Awards: 4 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"An instant classic and a dramatic beauty, a film that gets us to the core of Greene's chilly, dark and romantic view of the post-war world"

Michael Wilmington: Chicago Tribune
"It does a superb job of evoking the psychological world of Graham Greene in which the truth of any situation tends to be hidden and riddled with ambiguities"

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"Caine has never been better, which is saying something. He puts a human face on a tragic era of history in a film that ranks with the year’s finest."

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"A graceful, contemplative film (...) Caine gives the kind of seemingly effortless performance it needs an entire career to prepare for"

Kenneth Turan: Los Angeles Times
"This is a smart and literate effort that despite some weaknesses in overall conception has one undeniable virtue: There's not a single weak scene"

Mick LaSalle: SFGATE
"A rare Western feature shot in Vietnam, with real locations (...) with wonderful performances (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: Chicago Sun-Times
"The film feels dated both in its message and style."

Kirk Honeycutt: The Hollywood Reporter
"This is intelligent grown-up entertainment on both a political and a humanistic level"

Mike Clark: USA Today

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