Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
Screened in December 2011
Director: Tomas Alfredson. Cast: Gary Oldman, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mark Strong, Colin Firth, Toby Jones, David Dencik, Ciarán Hinds, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Simon McBurney, Svetlana Khodchenkova, William F. Haddock, Kathy Burke, Stuart Graham, Stephen Graham, Konstantin Khabenskiy, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes. Screenplay: Bridget O'Connor and Peter Straughan (based on the novel by John Le Carré).
Twitter Capsule: Atmosphere and ideological prisonhouse richly evoked. Momentum, insight, characterizations more erratic.

Photo © 2011 Studio Canal/Focus Features
Not yet reviewed in full. Grade: B

Academy Award Nominations:
Best Actor: Gary Oldman
Best Adapted Screenplay: Bridget O'Connor & Peter Straughan
Best Original Score: Alberto Iglesias

Other Awards:
British Academy Awards (BAFTAs): Best British Film; Best Adapted Screenplay
British Independent Film Awards: Best Technical Achievement (Maria Djurkovic, production design)
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