[lit-ideas] Re: Death of a Thinker
- From: "Phil Enns" <phil.enns@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2005 13:55:56 -0500
Paul Stone wrote:
"... I watched a movie called "Eulogy" last night..."
Speaking of recently watched movies, last night I finished watching the
BBC's version of Le Carre's "Tinker, Tailor". I say 'finished watching'
because it is a mini-series that runs almost five hours in total and it took
me three evenings to get through it. I would highly recommend it,
especially to Le Carre fans. It is said that Alec Guinness did such a good
job with the Smiley character that Le Carre couldn't write another Smiley
story because Guinness 'owned' the character.
The story revolves around the hunt for a mole in the 'Circus', the UK's
foreign spy service. When the mole is caught, Smiley asks why he turned
traitor. The mole laughs hysterically and then gives two reasons. The
first was that the UK was increasingly irrelevant in the world. The second
was that he hated the U.S. What was noticeably absent was any commitment to
socialism or communism. Rather, there was the desire or vanity of wanting
to 'make a difference' along with a shared hatred.
Sincerely,
Phil Enns
Toronto, ON
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