My last trips to the cinema have been disappointing, not because of the films but due to the underlit projection. Digital projectors (and projectionists'...
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sheenamm3
Jan 17, 2012 6:56 am
I have looked back in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and I CANNOT for the life of me figure out how Smiley tracked down Prideaux. PLEASE HELP!...
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peter.spowart
Jan 17, 2012 8:56 am
According to this summary of the mini-series, Mendel finds Prideaux: http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/86 [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Craig D. Wilson
sangwin01
Jan 17, 2012 1:13 pm
In the novel Mendel scouts out Prideaux's whereabouts and reports that back to Smiley. From: lecarre@yahoogroups.com [mailto:lecarre@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf...
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tangledup57
Jan 21, 2012 4:18 am
I finally had the opportunity to see this film and it was pretty much as I expected. With all respect to the folks who really loved this movie I have to say I...
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Dylan Winslow
dylanwinslow
Jan 28, 2012 3:25 pm
I posted this in another online forum, and I thought I'd put it up here: One of the most irritating things about this film for me was how much the characters...
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peter.spowart
Jan 28, 2012 4:37 pm
We remember something about a cow being rendered down to a beef cube and Dylan is very good on why this film will worry those who know the book. Oldman's...
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David Smith
smithdavid
Jan 28, 2012 7:38 pm
excellent observation and my feeling also ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Margaret McLAREN
maggie0470
Jan 29, 2012 12:13 am
Came across this review of TTSS by chance. The review is written by a former NSW Labor politican. Might be of interest to readers. M ...
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peter.spowart
Feb 2, 2012 4:34 pm
Oxford University will confer an Honorary Degree on JLC on 20th June, more details will surface later on....
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David Hamer
dhhamer...
Feb 15, 2012 10:44 pm
Often when reading le Carré's work I have thought that complex novels ought to included indexes :-)) For a 'cold war' piece that I am writing I find myself...
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Craig D. Wilson
sangwin01
Feb 16, 2012 1:03 am
David, I believe you may be confusing Lady Anne with Len Deighton's "Fiona Sampson" (of that author's 'Game', 'Set', 'Match', 'Hook', 'Line' and 'Sinker' ...
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David Hamer
dhhamer...
Feb 16, 2012 7:50 am
Sangwin... Thank you - your observation is succinct and correct and I thank you for pinpointing the error where I did in fact fail to distinguish between Lady...
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john@...
priveye997
Feb 16, 2012 4:05 pm
I don't know if anyone has ever commented on this but the reference to Fiona Sampson reminded me that in Smiley's People the made for TV movie, whilst George...
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Craig D. Wilson
sangwin01
Feb 17, 2012 4:05 am
John, More likely coincidental: In comparing the publication dates of the respective novels it appears JLC's tale pre-dates the beginning of Deighton's series...
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Jim Turner
adept63
Feb 17, 2012 7:14 am
In which case you might wonder if Len 'borrowed' the name from Smiley... subconsciously, I'm sure *cough* Jim [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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tangledup57
Feb 17, 2012 7:26 am
When I read the original post I immediately thought that I might have missed a snide remark by Roddy Martindale or possibly Saul Enderby later on. The "Ann...
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Jack Flora
jakflo@...
Feb 17, 2012 5:34 pm
Re: Ann Smiley and "Sampson with a P"... In Smiley's People (the book) Smiley used the Sampson with a P name when calling for the "Rite and Ready Taxi. The...
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Jack Flora
jakflo@...
Feb 17, 2012 5:57 pm
Well alright, already I must have been quite heady when I referred to "Rite and Ready" instead of "Straight and Steady"... Cheers... [Non-text portions of this...
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All The Facts
priveye997
Feb 17, 2012 7:08 pm
I think you can be forgiven. John Sent from my iPad ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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jjc67120
Feb 25, 2012 8:55 pm
Hi, You are right of course when you say that films are never straight copies of novels. But some changes in this particular adaptation of the TTSS novel are...
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jjc67120
Feb 25, 2012 8:55 pm
Mendel found Prideaux, owing his police experience and his remaining relations....
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jjc67120
Feb 25, 2012 8:56 pm
Hi, I am French, fan of JLC novels, films and tv adaptations. (to be honest not "the looking glass war" adaptation, too much "nouvelle vague") I have bought...
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adept63
Mar 9, 2012 10:42 am
All very reminiscent of JLC - and Ronnie R4: The History Plays: Stonehouse In Alice Mon, 5 Mar 12 Duration: 29 mins An imagined confrontation between the...
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peter.spowart
Mar 19, 2012 10:02 am
I reckon JLC has a novel on corruption to do - the handover of gifts to a lawmaker to make a biased decision on behalf of the public they represent. This is...
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Jim Turner
adept63
Mar 19, 2012 10:29 am
The depths to which a certain media mogul has his fingers in the pies of power in the UK (and elsewhere) should provide ample material... ... [Non-text...
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peterv9@...
peter.spowart
Apr 25, 2012 10:26 am
The following was pulled from screendaily.com about an adaptation writer: (apologies if we already know this) Andrew Bovell (Edge of Darkness, Lantana), who...
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peterv9@...
peter.spowart
May 6, 2012 7:45 am
Pulled from http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/: While we'll have to wait see if the team behind "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" ever gets the sequel "Smiley's...
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peter.spowart
May 18, 2012 3:43 pm
Ancient history and a modern photo of JLC: http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/pageviews/2012/05/one-affair-two-novels-john-le- ...
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peter.spowart
May 18, 2012 3:51 pm
I always thought the Edgar award referred to Edgar Wallace, apparently it's a bust of Poe in ceramic. JLC has won it twice....
