Arthur Hopcraft (1932–2004)
Forfatter af Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy [1979 TV mini-series]
Værker af Arthur Hopcraft
The Charles Dickens Collection, Vol.1: Oliver Twist / Martin Chuzzlewit / Bleak House / Hard Times / Great Expectations… (2005) — Writer — 9 eksemplarer
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- Fødselsdato
- 1932-11-30
- Dødsdag
- 2004-11-22
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- male
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- UK
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- journalist
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy af John Irvin
10 September 1979. The first part of the BBC TV seven-part drama series, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, was broadcast. It starred Alec Guinness as George Smiley, and was based on John le Carré's 1974 spy novel. Le Carré said the series was his favourite adaptation of his work.
Mediocre
Perhaps the problem was that I watched this immediately after rereading the novel, but I didn't feel that this video captured much of the power of Dickens' work, although there were a couple of places (in particular near the end) where the plot alone was enough to carry the film. I didn't really find any of the actors convincing (with the possible exception of Miss Pross), and the production definitely felt low-budget. The mob scenes in Paris were especially weak. The Reign of Terror looked about as menacing as a group of suburban soccer moms in costume.… (mere)
Perhaps the problem was that I watched this immediately after rereading the novel, but I didn't feel that this video captured much of the power of Dickens' work, although there were a couple of places (in particular near the end) where the plot alone was enough to carry the film. I didn't really find any of the actors convincing (with the possible exception of Miss Pross), and the production definitely felt low-budget. The mob scenes in Paris were especially weak. The Reign of Terror looked about as menacing as a group of suburban soccer moms in costume.… (mere)
Can quite understand why this is regarded by some as the best football book ever written. A collection of excellent articles looking at different aspects of football - about players, managers, fans, etc. Reading at a time when footballers are paid far too much and the Premiership - which he predicted - is overrun with players from overseas, it's a fascinating read about football not just in a different era, but virtually in a different world.
This was an odd one for me. I went into Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy with very high expectations, and unfortunately they weren't met. It's hard to pinpoint what I think was wrong with it. The book is hard to follow at times, yes, but no more so than a bunch of other books. It tells a complicated story in a very straight-forward way, without dropping many hints as to what parts are especially important, but again, that is a style of story-telling that can work very well. Relative to other books I found this one to be "hard work", but I generally don't mind that at all if they payoff was a great story, which this undoubtedly is. For me it just wasn't a great read.
I think the problem is that the book didn't make me feel anything, and it didn't even seem to try. Significant moments which could have been the source of suspense, emotion, or both were simply recounted as if they were the minutes of a committee-meeting. This is obviously an intentional style, but for me it didn't really work. A thing I did like was the way the characters, and their relation to each other, was built up mainly through implications and dialogue rather being explicitly spelled out. It gave a satisfying feeling of a painting gradually appearing. And, again, the story is interesting. Interesting enough to have the potential to be really exciting and thrilling. To me it just wasn't.
However, this is probably one of those books I will find myself thinking about for a while, and that's something.… (mere)
I think the problem is that the book didn't make me feel anything, and it didn't even seem to try. Significant moments which could have been the source of suspense, emotion, or both were simply recounted as if they were the minutes of a committee-meeting. This is obviously an intentional style, but for me it didn't really work. A thing I did like was the way the characters, and their relation to each other, was built up mainly through implications and dialogue rather being explicitly spelled out. It gave a satisfying feeling of a painting gradually appearing. And, again, the story is interesting. Interesting enough to have the potential to be really exciting and thrilling. To me it just wasn't.
However, this is probably one of those books I will find myself thinking about for a while, and that's something.… (mere)
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- 12
- Medlemmer
- 277
- Popularitet
- #83,813
- Vurdering
- 4.3
- Anmeldelser
- 6
- ISBN
- 28
- Sprog
- 2