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Often unjustly forgotten among le Carré adaptations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_ser

Often unjustly forgotten among le Carré adaptations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_series)

User23 4y ago
I really enjoyed the recent adaptation of the Night Manager with Tom Hiddleston.
- svat 4y ago
  If you haven't seen it, here's Hugh Laurie telling a story of attending John le Carré's 70th birthday party: https://youtu.be/0es0XnqpXyM?t=1442 https://youtu.be/0es0XnqpXyM?t=1442
- kramerger 4y ago
  As beautiful and powerful as that story was, it is still only my second favourite le Carre adaptation :) I liked the new thinker tailor more. It had a old school feel to it where they don't spoon-fed you the story and you have to really pay attention to not miss important clues. They don't make many movies like that any more.
  - tptacek 4y ago
    The new Tinker Tailor is legit, but tragically miscast. They had Toby Jones! They had Ciaren Hinds! Either would have been a perfect Smiley. Oldman (at that time) would have been a perfectly good Alleline! If you haven't watched the BBC Tinker Tailor, you're missing out on the canonical Smiley, though. Burton's Leamas in Spy Who Came In From The Cold is probably the GOAT though.
    - kramerger 4y ago
      I actually liked the casting, it was an unusual and unexpected arrangement but everyone really shined. BBC version was okay, but felt really low budget. The sound for example was pretty bad for a BBC production.
      - tptacek 4y ago
        Farty Slow Horses Oldman could have pulled off a good Smiley, too. But 2011 Oldman? The same year he did Deathly Hallows? Not a chance. Smiley not being like 2011-era Gary Oldman is one of his most important character traits. Also: Toby Jones is fantastic and it would have been great to see more of him. It was a good movie and true in all other respects to the book.
    - pea 4y ago
      What I liked about the 1979 TTSS and Smiley's People was that the riddles, characters, and relationships had ample space to be explored properly with unashamedly long, drawn out scenes and side stories. The atmosphere of it is just terrific. I think it's the best piece of television I've watched. Thing is, that was 10 hours per season. It was a futile task to try and cram that into a film; more so than most series/books because it has a fucking confusing plot. It'd have lent itself better to 2/3 parts - and then onto Smiley's people, which IMHO is even better!
  - Slow_Hand 4y ago
    100%. I love this adaptation so much for this reason. The tone is so good. Having read the book, the big thing I feel they didn’t really convey as strongly was the sophistication of Karla’s “clever knot”. I think that was glossed over a bit. Granted it’s a pretty subtle thing to depict, even in a film as subtle as this.
sfuller808 4y ago
sandinmyjoints 4y ago
Thanks, I was just looking for more le Carré adaptations today! Finished Smiley's People yesterday.
- tptacek 4y ago
  This is a random site but I concur with it: http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/all-9-john-le-carre-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best/2/ http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/all-9-john-le-carre-movies...
crabmusket 4y ago
I'm currently watching this. The score is fantastic.

Often unjustly forgotten among le Carré adaptations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_series) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Perfect_Spy_(TV_series)

User23 4y ago

I really enjoyed the recent adaptation of the Night Manager with Tom Hiddleston.

svat 4y ago
If you haven't seen it, here's Hugh Laurie telling a story of attending John le Carré's 70th birthday party: https://youtu.be/0es0XnqpXyM?t=1442 https://youtu.be/0es0XnqpXyM?t=1442
kramerger 4y ago
As beautiful and powerful as that story was, it is still only my second favourite le Carre adaptation :) I liked the new thinker tailor more. It had a old school feel to it where they don't spoon-fed you the story and you have to really pay attention to not miss important clues. They don't make many movies like that any more.
- tptacek 4y ago
  The new Tinker Tailor is legit, but tragically miscast. They had Toby Jones! They had Ciaren Hinds! Either would have been a perfect Smiley. Oldman (at that time) would have been a perfectly good Alleline! If you haven't watched the BBC Tinker Tailor, you're missing out on the canonical Smiley, though. Burton's Leamas in Spy Who Came In From The Cold is probably the GOAT though.
  - kramerger 4y ago
    I actually liked the casting, it was an unusual and unexpected arrangement but everyone really shined. BBC version was okay, but felt really low budget. The sound for example was pretty bad for a BBC production.
    - tptacek 4y ago
      Farty Slow Horses Oldman could have pulled off a good Smiley, too. But 2011 Oldman? The same year he did Deathly Hallows? Not a chance. Smiley not being like 2011-era Gary Oldman is one of his most important character traits. Also: Toby Jones is fantastic and it would have been great to see more of him. It was a good movie and true in all other respects to the book.
  - pea 4y ago
    What I liked about the 1979 TTSS and Smiley's People was that the riddles, characters, and relationships had ample space to be explored properly with unashamedly long, drawn out scenes and side stories. The atmosphere of it is just terrific. I think it's the best piece of television I've watched. Thing is, that was 10 hours per season. It was a futile task to try and cram that into a film; more so than most series/books because it has a fucking confusing plot. It'd have lent itself better to 2/3 parts - and then onto Smiley's people, which IMHO is even better!
- Slow_Hand 4y ago
  100%. I love this adaptation so much for this reason. The tone is so good. Having read the book, the big thing I feel they didn’t really convey as strongly was the sophistication of Karla’s “clever knot”. I think that was glossed over a bit. Granted it’s a pretty subtle thing to depict, even in a film as subtle as this.

sfuller808 4y ago

sandinmyjoints 4y ago

Thanks, I was just looking for more le Carré adaptations today! Finished Smiley's People yesterday.

tptacek 4y ago
This is a random site but I concur with it: http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/all-9-john-le-carre-movies-ranked-from-worst-to-best/2/ http://www.tasteofcinema.com/2021/all-9-john-le-carre-movies...

crabmusket 4y ago

I'm currently watching this. The score is fantastic.