2.2 The Quiet American

Question 1

Introduction

Answer 1

“The Quiet American” directed by Phillip Noyce. Set in 1950s Vietnam, film depicts increasing tension between Fowler, a cynical journalist, and Pyle, an idealist American aid worker. Key sequence of terrorist bomb attack is a turning point: it reveals Pyle as a CIA agent which forces Fowler to takes in the war. Noyce uses sound, special effects and a variety of camera techniques to create a sense of realism to make the bomb scene more shocking.