The Tailor of Panama (2001)
Directed by John Boorman
Genres - Mystery, Drama, Sports & Recreation, Thriller |
Sub-Genres - Black Comedy, Satire, Political Satire, Spy Comedy |
Release Date - Mar 30, 2001 (USA - Limited), Mar 30, 2001 (USA) |
Run Time - 120 min. |
Countries - United Kingdom, Ireland, United States |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Jason Clark
Set amidst the controversy of the handover of the Panama Canal from America to Panama in late 1999, this espionage thriller follows seductive British spy Andrew Osnard (Pierce Brosnan), who has found himself recently banished to Panama. When Osnard stumbles into a tailor shop, he meets Harry Pendel (Geoffrey Rush), a garrulous sort with an unmatched penchant for "fluence" -- that is, fabricating wild tales with real-life details. Osnard threatens to expose his shady past, until Pendel agrees to provide him with information about the political situation in Panama. Pendel's wife Louisa (Jamie Lee Curtis) tries to remain unscathed by her husband's constant follies, which escalate and put him in the midst of international discord, while also threatening the shaky relationship between himself and Osnard, who cannot escape each other's grasp. Based on John le Carré's popular 1996 novel, the film also features Catherine McCormack, David Hayman, and young Daniel Radcliffe, who completed this film before his starring role in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, released later in the year.
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espionage, husband-and-wife, Panama, spy, storytelling, tailor, Panama-Canal
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Sleeper