John le Carré Sends Regards to French 'Tinker' Premiere
John le Carré was unable to attend the French premiere of ‘Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy’ but sent the following message to those who attended:
“Of course I am sorry not to be with you, but you are here to see the film, not the book. As I write this, the French Artist is about to do battle with the British Mole, not on the field of Agincourt or Hastings, but of Bafta, a better place altogether to settle our differences.
In reality, of course, these two great films, like our two great countries, are separate works of creation that should never be compared. Better by far to admire one another’s achievements. You offered us your Artist and we loved him. Tonight we offer you our Mole, and I can only hope you admire him half as much as I do.”
Read this piece in The Guardian here