Adaptation is tricky.
Retroactive adaptation is an even thornier beast.
In 2016, director Susanne Bier and writer David Farr brought espionage novelist John le Carré’s 1993 book The Night Manager to screens for the first time.
An unfairly excellent miniseries, The Night Manager out Bond-s James Bond in its neo-noir sleekness.
In true John le Carré fashion, The Night Manager‘s psychological stakes are harrowing and the thriller tension electric.
It’s an award-winning star vehicle for Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, and Olivia Colman, the first two playing against type to excellent effect; Colman, as is her wont, dominates the screen with enviable ease.
Read full article