QUIET AMERICAN, THE (Record no. 23012)
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| fixed length control field | 01288 g a2200145 4500 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | QUIET AMERICAN, THE |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2002 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Rated R (2002) British Thomas Fowler enjoys his life in Saigon working as a reporter for the London Times, covering the conflict in Vietnam between the colonial French powers and the communists, who seem to be winning the war. In the later stages of his career, he takes his job lightly now, filing stories only on occasion, and no longer doing field work. But most important, this posting allows him to escape from what he considers a dreary life in London--including an unsatisfying marriage to a Catholic woman, who will never grant him a divorce--which in turn allows him to have an affair with a young Vietnamese ex-taxi dancer named Phuong, whom he loves and would marry if he were able. Phuong's sister doesn't much like Fowler if only because Fowler cannot provide a stable future for her. His idyllic life is threatened when head office suggests he go back to London. In this way, he decides to write a major story to prove to his superiors that he should stay in Saigon. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | Rated R |
| 590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN) | |
| Local note | 7.1 ON SCALE OF 10 |
| 653 ## - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | THRILLER |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | BRENDAN FRASER |
| Relator term | actor |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | MICHAEL CAINE |
| Relator term | actor |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | DVD |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | D7017 | 11/07/2024 | 11/07/2024 | DVD |