"Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and Smiley

Posted by Auricle (A) on January 14, 2005 at 11:35:11

In Reply to: Absolutely fine. With its own vocabulary invented for the book posted by Duilawyer on January 14, 2005 at 07:37:32:

Smiley was the agent who tried to talk Burton over the wall in the denoument. Rupert Cusack played Smiley in the movie. He had a long way to go at that time.

le Carre wrote great stuff. For fiction. As he said about himself
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The answer is that nothing that I write is authentic. It is the stuff of dreams, not reality. Yet I am treated by the media as though I wrote espionage handbooks. I am regarded as a sage on every spy case from the double-agent Judas to your wretched Mr. Aldrich Ames.
And to a point I am flattered that my fabulations are taken so seriously. Yet I also despise myself in the fake role of guru, since it bears no relation to who I am or what I do. Artists, in my experience, have very little center. They fake. They are not the real thing. They are spies. I am no exception.

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Topic - I have seen the most extraordinary TV series.... - patrickU 12:32:20 01/13/05 (15)

Absolutely fine. With its own vocabulary invented for the book - Duilawyer 07:37:32 01/14/05 (4)

Re: Absolutely fine. With its own vocabulary invented for the book - patrickU 12:59:10 01/14/05 (0)

Game, Set, Match - Ian Holm - Voltaire 11:37:08 01/14/05 (1)

Yes, this one is wonderful. - cjfrbw 00:35:19 01/15/05 (0)

"Spy Who Came in from the Cold" and Smiley - Auricle 11:35:11 01/14/05 (0)

A BBC production I bought the series for recently - grinagog 16:11:53 01/13/05 (9)

Re: A BBC production I bought the series for recently - patrickU 01:01:25 01/14/05 (5)

Patrick, No, I watched far too many "Bad" espionage films - grinagog 01:13:21 01/14/05 (4)

Shame that Reilly (well . . . the actor) - Auricle 11:24:47 01/14/05 (1)

I can't imagine anyone but Sam Neill playing Reilly - grinagog 21:43:52 01/15/05 (0)

"Smiley's" is a lukewarm, tepid, rehash. Not nearly as good. - Duilawyer 07:39:02 01/14/05 (0)

Re: Patrick, No, I watched far too many "Bad" espionage films - patrickU 01:26:59 01/14/05 (0)

Reilly Ace of Spies is wonderful! - Harmonia 19:32:41 01/13/05 (2)

Have it on LaserDisc.........nt - Rich Jura 05:50:01 01/14/05 (0)

Coming out on DVD! That's made my day, thanks!! (nt) - grinagog 21:08:39 01/13/05 (0)

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