What is Brit Week 2008: 50 Years of Britain in Los Angeles about?

Name: Brit Week 2008: 50 Years of Britain in Los Angeles
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A TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF DAVID LEAN IN CELEBRATION OF HIS CENTENNIAL, Hosted by renowned film historian and author David Thomson. Approx. 120 minutes total. Sir David Lean (1908- 1991), was an Academy Award-winning English film producer and director, best known for his big-screen epics, including THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, A PASSAGE TO INDIA and DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Though his cinematic approach was classic and refined, and belongs to a bygone era, his films have aged exceptionally well and his influence is found in recent films, including TITANIC and THE ENGLISH PATIENT. He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. Host Thomson was recently referred to as "the greatest living film critic and historian” by The Atlantic Monthly.

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What is Brit Week 2008: 50 Years of Britain in Los Angeles about?: A TRIBUTE TO THE WORK OF DAVID LEAN IN CELEBRATION OF HIS CENTENNIAL, Hosted by renowned film historian and author David Thomson. Approx. 120 minutes total. Sir David Lean (1908- 1991), was an Academy Award-winning English film producer and director, best known for his big-screen epics, including THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI, LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, A PASSAGE TO INDIA and DOCTOR ZHIVAGO. Though his cinematic approach was classic and refined, and belongs to a bygone era, his films have aged exceptionally well and his influence is found in recent films, including TITANIC and THE ENGLISH PATIENT. He was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of his outstanding contribution to film culture. Host Thomson was recently referred to as "the greatest living film critic and historian” by The Atlantic Monthly.