000			01288 g a2200145 4500
245			_aQUIET AMERICAN, THE
260			_c2002
520			_aRated 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			_aRated R
590			_a7.1 ON SCALE OF 10
653			_aTHRILLER
700			_aBRENDAN FRASER _eactor
700			_aMICHAEL CAINE _eactor
942			_cDVD
999			_c23012 _d23012