
The Pigeon Tunnel
Taste attributes: documentaryespionagebiographyslowtried & testedheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittybig & variedall consuming questrescue/escape/jeopardysocial commentaryunderdog triumphs
"Stories from the life of John le Carré."
Boxlist takeA grounded documentary that is serious, intricate and wide-ranging. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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- Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Intricacy: Smart / intricate, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
- Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
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Synopsis
Academy Award winner Errol Morris pulls back the curtain on the storied life and career of David Cornwell, the former spy known to the literary world as John le Carré.
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- Genre
- Documentary
- Year
- 2023
- Runtime
- 92 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- The Ink Factory
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