Talks 1 & 4 by Tim Young. University Lecturer. Film Education Manager and Programmer, The Dukes Cinema, Lancaster.

No.1 "American Mavericks - the films of the Coen Brothers"

Saturday 10th February 11:00, Alhambra Cinema

An accessible overview of two of America's most entertaining filmmakers, analysing their very particular blend of independent seriousness and informed, off-the-wall humour that audiences find addictive.

No. 4 "All the World's a Screen"

Sunday 11th February 14:00, Alhambra Cinema

A brief celebration of the rising profile of non-English language cinema in 2001, looking particularly at the alternative visual languages explored in such recent critical successes as Beau Travail and The Wind Will Carry Us among others.

Talks 2 & 3: Neil Sinyard. Author of twenty books on cinema. Senior Lecturer in Film Studies, University of Hull

No. 2 "It wasn't Like That In The Book": Some thoughts on adapting literature for the screen

Saturday 10th February 14:00, Theatre By The Lake

Among the issues to be raised during this general overview of film adaptation will be whether 'fidelity' to the original is essential, possible or even desirable; is adaptation a form of reproduction and illustration or, alternatively, a form of interpretation and translation. With film extracts.

No. 3 "Adapting the Classics"

Sunday 11th February 11:00, Theatre By The Lake

This lecture will consider some of the issues raised by adapting literary classics for the screen. It will particularly consider some recent adaptations of Jane Austen, Henry James and Edit Wharton, including Mansfield Park and The House Of Mirth.