UK PREMIERE
David Lean is one of the greatest film directors of all time. His films, Brief Encounter (1945), The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), Ryan’s Daughter (1970) and A Passage To India (1984), mark him out as a master of both the large-scale epic and the more intimate romantic drama. Yet his personal life was often messy, difficult, rootless and painful.
PANEL DISCUSSION
Chair: Ian Haydn Smith, is a writer, editor and film curator. His books include Well Documented, a history of documentary film, and A Chronology of Film. He was the editor of the International Film Guide and currently works with the London Film Festival, Rotterdam International Film Festival and Sheffield DocFest.
Barnaby Thompson, director of Maverick: The Epic Adventures of David Lean. His previous film was Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward Story (2023).
Acting legend Nigel Havers, who worked with David Lean on A Passage to India.
Priscilla John, casting director of A Passage to India.
Feature: 105 minutes
Panel Discussion: 30 minutes
End time: 9:10pm approximately
