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Yeah. Even the performances add to this mood of quiet intrigue and deception. This is Oldman's best performance in my book. I sometimes feel like I'm taking crazy pills when I tell my friends this is one of the great movies of the 2000s even though it never shows up on any best-of lists, so I feel super validated right now. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" was adapted for television in 1979, with Alec Guinness starring as George Smiley, and became a classic. Before this, he directed Let the Right One In (also great), and though these films seemingly have nothing in common, I think they both do an excellent job at striking a unique tone of eery intrigue. Smiley (Oldman) was a great cast, though I think he was supposed to be heavier in the books, but he still looks the part of the anti-James Bond. Atmosphere: Instead, what really draws the viewer in the first time is the atmosphere the movie evokes: meditative, infused with silence, a sense of pervasive loss, paranoia and inner restraint. It gets much better on repeat viewing. Then saw it for the third time when I was 21 and realised it is one of my favourite films of all time. That went especially for the marriage problems with Ann. I like spy films, but the James Bond franchise does little for me. I usually am good at reading the subtle cues in movies, but they are VERY subtle in this one. 31:28. The screenplay changes the book in ways that heighten this sense of secrecy: one of the biggest is that Peter Guillam, who in the book is a womanizer in this boring affair with a hippie girl, is here secretly gay, and forced to break off his relationship with a man as he joins Smiley's team. Would you say you prefer the series over the film? They do go on more about his marriage problems and about how Bill and Ann are cousins they talk more about it and how Bill could have known who was shot despite not being able to see the ticker tape Speaking of subtle, I think the lighter plays a more important role in the books and is a piece to helping connect everything, we see George rub it in the movie. /*# sourceMappingURL=https://www.redditstatic.com/desktop2x/chunkCSS/TopicLinksContainer.361933014be843c79476.css.map*/._2ppRhKEnnVueVHY_G-Ursy{-ms-flex-align:center;align-items:center;display:-ms-flexbox;display:flex;margin:22px 0 0;min-height:200px;overflow:hidden;position:relative}._2KLA5wMaJBHg0K2z1q0ci_{margin:0 -7px -8px}._1zdLtEEpuWI_Pnujn1lMF2{bottom:0;position:absolute;right:52px}._3s18OZ_KPHs2Ei416c7Q1l{margin:0 0 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Also who would you say makes a better George Smiley? I don't think I have ever seen a movie quite like it. That was a transformative experience and I was able to appreciate the way the movie had been masterfully scripted and the interesting stylistic choices made (such as the end montage). Filled with political intrigue if you are willing to follow along. JLC is one of my favorite authors and I have watched almost everything written by him that has been put on TV or to the screen. Here’s a great essay on the design aesthetics of the film. View Entire Discussion (731 Comments) More posts from the todayilearned community. I could talk about this movie all day. I watched it at release and I really enjoyed it, but there was a lot going on so I didn't remember much, so jump forward 8ish years later and I decide to read the book and I really loved the book. Here are my favorite things about it: Structure: You really have to watch this movie twice to get it at all. 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