<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv5021926614"><div><div style="color:#000;background-color:#fff;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt;"><div style="" class="yiv5021926614"> Just saw A MOST WANTED MAN, the new film based on John Le Carre's book of the same title. There's a convoluted plot that even I could (mostly) follow, and a convincing performance by Phillip Seymour Hoffman in his final leading role. <br style=""></div><div class="yiv5021926614" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:verdana, helvetica,
sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"> So then I went looking for an interview w/ Le Carre (aka David Cornwall) and found this from 2008 on the book/film's plot and theme:</div><div class="yiv5021926614" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"> <a rel="nofollow" style="" class="yiv5021926614" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKZUZ4sYpM">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOKZUZ4sYpM</a> (9 min). You might want to read the book/see the movie prior to listening to the interview. <br style="" class="yiv5021926614"></div><div class="yiv5021926614" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"> I also re-watched his 2010 interview on Democracy Now! -- David Cornwall is a
brilliant and articulate writer and speaker and he's also a wonderful human being. <br></div><div class="yiv5021926614" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:13.3333px;font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><a rel="nofollow" style="" class="yiv5021926614" target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN9VkKP2pY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMN9VkKP2pY</a> (49 min).<br style="" class="yiv5021926614"></div>
--Jenifer<br style="" class="yiv5021926614"></div></div></div><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>