I highly recommend the film version of Spy Who Came in from the Cold (happened to just watch it again for the Nth time a few weeks ago). I think it is Richard Burton’s best performance, and may be the film that best captures what le Carre is trying to get at in his books.
On Tue, 15 Dec 2020 at 9:01 AM Paul Murray <[email protected]> > > ...I need to borrow my brother's DVD of Spy Who Came In From the Cold, > which I've still never seen after all these years. > > I've never read any of the original novels (I did read a nonfiction book > of his, can't recall the title), but I happen to have bought TTSS for my > Kindle about a week ago, so I will start there and see how it goes. > > On Sunday, December 13, 2020 at 11:30:24 PM UTC-5 Kevin M. (RPCV) wrote: > >> The writer and former spy is a favorite of mine. I’ve seen both the mini >> series and feature film of “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy,” and I find it >> strange that the film feels like it drags on longer than the mini series >> even though the film is four hours shorter. If you haven’t seen the mini >> series, the interrogation scene (spoilers, even though it’s forty years >> old) between Alec Guinness and Patrick Stewart is worth the purchase of the >> DVDs, along with Ian Richardson in a more subdued yet interesting role than >> the exquisitely evil character he played in the UK “House of Cards.” Le >> Carre did cameos in some of his TV and film adaptations including the more >> recent “Night Manager.” He wrote in depth character pieces with very >> intricate stories. You have to focus on them, or you’ll get lost. >> >> >> https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/news/a-statement-from-jonny-geller-ceo-the-curtis-brown-group >> >> https://twitter.com/jonnygeller/status/1338239733638508547?s=21 >> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7dce1f43-95ec-4156-a3db-3c3f96d94942n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/7dce1f43-95ec-4156-a3db-3c3f96d94942n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKGtkY%2Brm%2Bu5DfHVuaPwdshi3QjPNmtZb9GDPs9HjMF8Sw%2Bvcw%40mail.gmail.com.
