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GRAHAM GREENE CENTENARY
Saturday 2 - Sunday 3 October 2004
Arena celebrates the 100th anniversary of the birth of Graham Greene with a season of films old and new.

Taken together, the four films cover Greene's work - literature and film - his idiosyncrasies as a man and an artist and his place in the great events that he lived through.

Orson Welles as Harry Lime   SHADOWING THE THIRD MAN (2004)
Monday 27 December
The fascinating story behind the making of one of the greatest films of all time.

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Graham Greene   THE OTHER GRAHAM GREENE (1987)
Saturday 2 October
Classic film investigating the mysterious character who spent his life passing himself off as Graham Greene.

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Graham Greene   GRAHAM GREENE (1983)
Sunday 3 October
The definitive portrait of Greene's work, life and times, featuring Sir Alec Guinness reading the author's work.

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NFT   I SHOT GRAHAM GREENE - AT THE NFT (2004, 1984)
Sunday 3 October
All his life Greene refused to be filmed in Britain but he never reckoned on an undercover NFT projectionist.

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In addition to these documentaries we will also be showing the following feature films:

The Third Man (Monday 27 December 12.20am)
The Human Factor (Saturday 2 October 9.40pm)
The Fugitive (Sunday 3 October 10.30pm)

Previous documentaries on BBC Four 

 
AUDIO INTERVIEW
Hear Graham Greene talk to the BBC in 1969
  Audio Interview: Graham Greene
GRAHAM GREENE QUIZ How much do you know about his life and work?
Graham Greene Quiz

 NEWSLETTER
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 BOOK OF THE WEEK
The Life of Graham Greene on Radio 4

 BOOK AT BEDTIME
The Third Man on Radio 4

External Links

ScreenOnline: Graham Greene
Overview of Greene's career in film

Greeneland
Fansite with info on Graham Greene's major works

Graham Greene Birthplace Trust
Information on events surrounding the Greene centenary

Shades of Greene
Zadie Smith evaluates the author for the Guardian

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