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I remember seeing it in theaters with my father, who is a massive le Carré fan. He enjoyed it (though obviously he had many issues in comparison with the novel)
by jakeinspace 3y ago
I remember seeing it in theaters with my father, who is a massive le Carré fan. He enjoyed it (though obviously he had many issues in comparison with the novel), and I (15 at the time) remember being very bored. Still, I could appreciate that is had beautiful mood and subtle, well-written dialogue. It felt a much closer approximation of actual espionage than anything else I've seen.
- andrewstuart 3y agoYep, totally wrong movie for a 15 year old. There's no action at all.
- KineticLensman 3y agoI saw the 1979 BBC version when I was young and really enjoyed it, even given the lack of action. I think it was the first 'spy' thriller I'd seen which wasn't some sort of James Bond equivalent and I loved it for that. I still have the notes that I took while trying to figure out what was going on (we had to wait 6 weeks for the story to unfold back in the day)