Trance on stage at prestigious festivals such as Telluride, Toronto, New York and London, this Oscar-winning director’s breakthrough work comes with streaming. Night of war (The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara) about the Englishman David John Moore Cornwell, best known by his pen name John le Carré, one of the best spy novelists of all time. Available on Apple TV+ October 20.
John le Carré: flying in circles (Pigeon Tunnel, Estados Unidos/2023). Leadership and direction: Errol Morris. Music: Philip Glass and Paul Leonard-Morgan. Photo: Igor Martinovich. Publisher: Stephen Hathaway. Duration: 92 minutes. Available on Apple TV+ October 20.
John le Carré (1931-2020) was a professor, diplomat, spy, but overall considered one of the most brilliant writers in the suspense genre. His novels about Agent George Smiley He explained that it was cold th El topo (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy)and other books such as “Russian House”, “Infiltrator”, “Our Game”, “Panama Sastre”, “Field Garden”, “The Most Broke Man” th Subtle truth Not only have they sold tens of thousands of copies, but they have also been adapted into popular TV series and films.
However, as one of the most popular writers on the planet, David Cornwell received all the accolades, very few interviews, and his life was always a mystery. At least until the end John le Carré: flying in circles (Pigeon Tunnel), a documentary in which he never appeared on camera with his friend Errol Morris.
Morris includes plenty of archival footage, clips from the films and TV series based on his books, and some artistic recreations, but the crux of the 90-minute documentary is understanding what makes Morris the charmer and seducer that Cornwell is. is. The form in which the director lights and implements it, the way he edits and plays music every moment, takes us into the tense, dark and sinister universe of his works.
The protagonist will talk about the transition from anti-Nazism to anti-communism through Oxford University and the secret service MI5, he will tell stories that happened during the French War, he will talk about the terrible relationship with his father and he will reveal details of his life. His main books, characters and spy office. With Morris’s questioning of accuracy (he demonstrated this with Steve Bannon, Donald Rumsfeld or Robert McNamara) and Cornwell’s always smart and wry responses, the dialogue is as engaging as it is entertaining.
It’s a sense—inevitable—of how sincere and simplistic he seems to be the room’s protagonist (many of these confessions appeared in his autobiography). The Perfect Spy, published in 1986), the same number of secrets and mysteries were found in his tomb. “Now, thanks to Edad, I feel much better about my taste. More at peace with who he was. And you’re not era, yo. So I’m not sad when I look at this sight– he says, waiting for the ending (of the film y de su vida). And we can no longer celebrate this statement and appreciate his amazing and immortal work.
Subscriptions are the best way for readers and readers to directly contribute to and help support independent periodical entrepreneurs a quality product that provides free access to all its contents. Plus, you can access a wide range of exclusive benefits and content.