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Dear Film Fiends!
From Wednesday to Saturday we present an excellent selection of
documentaries about the Vietnam War and its legacy (detailed information on the bottom of this mail).

WED, 20/08, 7PM
1. THE ANDERSON PLATOON By Pierre Schloendorffer (France)
2. YEAR OF THE PIG Oscar-nominated documentary by E. de Antonio (Fr)

THUR, 21/08, 7PM
1. HEARTS AND MINDS By Peter Davies(USA)
2. FALL OF SAIGON by Mike Dutfield(USA)

FRI, 22/08, 7PM
VIETNAM - THE 10000 DAY WAR
by “Pulitzer-Prize”-Winner Peter Arnett (USA)

SAT, 23/08, 7PM
FROM HOLLYWOOD TO HANOI
Produced By Oliver Stone (USA)
directed by Vietnamese-American filmmaker Tiana

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WED, 20/08 VIETNAM WAR DOCS PT.1
1. THE ANDERSON PLATOON
French producer Pierre Schoendorffer filmed an integrated combat unit inVietnam for 6 weeks, showing tension, anger and hopelessness. This film is not so much about the Vietnam War as it is a direct confrontation with quality on any war. (1965, 64 min)
2. YEAR OF THE PIG
Produced at the height of the Vietnam war, Emile de Antonio’s
Oscar-nominated 1968 documentary chronicles the war’s historical roots. The savage and horrific images speak for themselves… (1968, 103 min)

THUR, 21/08 VIETNAM WAR DOCS PT.2
1. HEARTS AND MINDS (1974, 112 min)
This documentary confronts the USA involvement in Viet Nam. Using a wealth of sources from interviews to newsreel to documentary footage of the conflict in the USA and abroad, Peter Davis constructs a powerfully affecting portrait of the disastrous effects of war.

2. FALL OF SAIGON - Memories and Nightmares
It is 1975. After years of brutal fighting, Saigon will fall in days. For
Americans and their VN allies, the emotions of a lifetime are compressed
into a few shattering hours. Twenty years later, S VN tell their stories of
the chaos and duplicity that led to the collapse of Saigon.
Director/Producer: Mike Dutfield (1995, 90mins)

FRI, 22/08
VIETNAM WAR DOCS PT.3
VIETNAM: THE 10000 DAY WAR
The real story behind the longest, most controversial war in modern
history. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Peter Arnett and narrated by Richard Basehart. Don’t miss it! (1980)

SAT, 23/08
FOCUS VIETNAM CINEMA
HOLLYWOOD TO HANOI
This is the first American film shot in Vietnam by a Vietnamese-American
filmmaker Tiana. Interweaving personal history and candid interviews with such historic figures as the legendary North Vietnamese Army commander Vo Nguyen Giap and Nobel Price winner Le Duc Tho. (1993, 80 min)
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