Page Eight

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Movie Facts

Part of the: The Worricker Trilogy

Status: Released

Runtime: 99

Budget: -

Revenue: -

Language: en

Webpage: -

Release Info

2011-08-28
15
2011-11-06
NR
2013-01-30
16

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Alternative Titles

第八頁
Die Verschwörung
Die Verschwörung - Verrat auf höchster Ebene
Entre líneas
Die Verschwörung 1 - Verrat auf höchster Ebene

Content Score: 100

Page Eight is lovingly turned, with elegant writing, a flawless cast and a heartfelt message from writer/director David Hare about the danger zone where spies and politicians meet. The tension builds gently as we follow the fortunes of Johnny Worricker, a jazz-loving charmer who works high up at MI5 as an intelligence analyst. It’s a part made for Bill Nighy and he purrs out bon mots with a weary panache that women 20 years younger find irresistible. One such is his neighbour, Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz), in a Battersea mansion block. The question for Johnny is whether her interest in him is genuine or hides something darker. As his boss (Michael Gambon) puts it: “Distrust is a terrible habit.” Questions of trust, honour and friendship rumble through the play. The characters exchange oblique repartee as a plot about a damning dossier unwinds. It’s not to be missed.