Christopher Frayling, whose biography of Sergio Leone (the first ever) is published by Faber and Faber, will give an illustrated talk on the director at 6.30p.m. on July 29.
A Rector of the Royal College of Art in London, where he is also Professor of Cultural History, Christopher Frayling is well known for his writing and presenting of major television series such as The Art of Persuasion and The Face of Tutankhamun, which were accompanied by best-selling books. His other books include Spaghetti Westerns, Vampyres: Lord Byron to Count Dracula, Clint Eastwood and a BFI monograph on the film Things to Come.