John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a kiss-and-tell

Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by madrox on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:31PM (#33254292)

I watch Smiley's People with Alec Guinness once a year. You can't make film like that today.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by lqet on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @05:34PM (#33254322)

Definitely. I think it is even better than "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" (also with Alec Guinness). The execution, the acting, the plot, the screenplay, everything is just marvelous.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by W-Stool on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @06:37PM (#33255025)

The scene with Toby Esterhase and George Smiley in the basement office of Toby's gallery is one of my favorite scenes on film of all time.

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by madrox on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @08:14PM (#33255817)

Alec Guinness was a master at not overplaying a role

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Re:John le Carré's private life, revealed in letters and a k... by zeruch on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @11:14PM (#33257147)

I watch it in part or whole, monthly (sometimes I swap it for the film, or for Smileys People...once I swapped it for The Night Manager, but that wasn't as comforting).

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