by Graeme Stirling
Perhaps without knowing it, Philip Seymour Hoffman left us on a poignant note. He did so in the form of Gunther Bachmann, the endearingly haggard protagonist of A Most Wanted Man.
In reality, there are many people responsible for the quality of this film, but the big three in question are Hoffman himself, Anton Corbijn in the director’s chair and the author of its source material, John le Carré. The film is instantly recognisable as the latter man’s work and it is his typically charged narrative style, in tandem with Hoffman’s performance, that make A Most Wanted Man such a vital film.
Perhaps without knowing it, Philip Seymour Hoffman left us on a poignant note. He did so in the form of Gunther Bachmann, the endearingly haggard protagonist of A Most Wanted Man.
In reality, there are many people responsible for the quality of this film, but the big three in question are Hoffman himself, Anton Corbijn in the director’s chair and the author of its source material, John le Carré. The film is instantly recognisable as the latter man’s work and it is his typically charged narrative style, in tandem with Hoffman’s performance, that make A Most Wanted Man such a vital film.
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