Remade; Tinker, Tailor, Soldier Spy

[Orb]

I remember and loved this with Alec Guinness, was a classic.
Seems this new version that has just premiered at the Venice Film Festival is going to be the next Brit heavyweight film since The King's Speech.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/...l-Tinker-Tailor-Soldier-Spy-first-review.html

One to look forward to.
Cheers
Orb

 

[Steve Williams]

Looks good Orb

Even has Gary Oldham and Colin Firth

 

[Orb]

Yeah, and also William Hurt and some other great actors who may not be so well known to some, such as Tom Hardy (been in some big films and dramas).

Just want to quote what John le Carre says about the performance of Gary Oldman:

“I approached the prospect of a feature film of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with the same misgivings that would have afflicted anyone else who had loved the television series of 32 years ago,” the author said.

“George Smiley was Alec Guinness, Alec was George, period. How could another actor equal let alone surpass him

“My anxieties were misplaced. And if people write to me and say, ‘How could you let this happen to poor old Alec Guinness?’, I shall reply that, if ‘poor Alec’ had witnessed Oldman’s performance, he would have been the first to give it a standing ovation.”

But I wonder if the pace of this film will be too slow for some, this is a classic spy story not in the mould of James Bond or Bourne Identity.

Cheers
Orb