(For gaffe squadders who enjoy those fits of righteous indignation that only award nominations can truly provide, let me suggest that the most egregious oversight in this year's Oscar batch is the lack of acknowledgment for "Tinker Tailor" in the categories of best picture, supporting actor (anyone), supporting actress ( Kathy Burke), cinematography, art direction, editing, costume design, and so on down the line. It has slowly climbed up my list of 2011 favorites, and by the second time I saw it, I was absolutely sure it had eclipsed any other English-language movie I'd seen during the year.
And the more I lived with the vivid memory of the movie (it has stayed with me, unshakably), and the more times I've seen it (thrice, so far), the more my appreciation of it has grown.
The stories behind the relationships at the Circus (nickname for Britain's covert intelligence agency) were tangled - and yet clearly delineated - enough to deliver a cumulative emotional payoff.
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