Bill sees Jim coming through the woods and moves into position to...make the shot easier? No. So he can throw Jim a final look & let his longtime colleague & friend know he remained a step ahead of him to the end.
I politely disagree , I don`t think it was an act of revenge more an act of love ( remember they had been gay partners ) he new if Bill was exchanged to Russia he would be executed
In that shared glance Prideaux learned the truth: he knew Haydon was betraying them. They have so much backstory and emotion, heck love, for one another that he saw it in that brief glance. He was just able to stay in denial about it for so long *because* of those strong emotions and love, until it was finally irrefutable and proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. And when he learned? He killed him. Not in my opinion simply for the Service, but for himself and he killed the man he loved because of his betrayal that cost him his body and his mind. Yet you can even see him get emotional doing that, his tears eye up: he knows it has to be done for honor, country, but most importantly himself, and he manages to go through with it. Very touching and sad when you think about it. Two men who cared and loved each other (implied to be physical as well) but one betrayed the other to such an extent that he couldn't live with the knowledge. Haydon ruined Prideaux, again not just in body but in mind. And NOT JUST FROM THE TORTURE EITHER, but because the ONE MAN he LOVED BETRAYED HIM. You see his reaction to the loner student afterwards as he's just tormented by the fact that the one person he probably cared about the most in the world sold him out and let him not just be killed (which would almost be merciful because then Prideaux wouldn't have learned it as FACT, just "known" from the glance) but tortured beyond belief on every level. The man who he loved and who, at one point, loved him, betrayed him. And that's probably just as emotionally devastating and as hard to get over as the physical and psychological torture he suffered. Very sad .
Maybe I'm over-interpreting here, but Rikki Tarr looking through the window of the jewellery shop at wedding rings for Irina holds many layers of sadness. Is he clinging on to the dream that Smiley will get her back to him?
It just occurred to me that what Jim does here is extremely damaging to the Circus. The Soviets will assume that Bil was executed by the organization, which makes the Soviets more likely to execute any captured British agent.
Agreed. At first i thought it was a mercy killing to save haydon from a terrible fate awaiting him in moscow. But he was more likely to be celebrated as a hero in moscow for his years of service for karla. Jim really screwed up here.
Love the movie love the music ! but .. why is Julio saying it's a brand new song who's gonna be very famous soon ( yes I am French ) , but acctualy it's a very old French song made by Charles Trenet .. I don't know why he said that
This movie really got the atmosphere of the 70s right. Everything was brown and orange and smokey. With turtlenecks and beards.
I watched the BBC version that was made in the 1970s and IMO the film looks more '70s than the original.
This one of my favorite movies. All my lovely boys....
Fabulous. Never a better ending to a film. Perfect
All my lovely, lovely boys, George ...
Love the book and this series.
Bill sees Jim coming through the woods and moves into position to...make the shot easier? No. So he can throw Jim a final look & let his longtime colleague & friend know he remained a step ahead of him to the end.
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Jim Prideaux (Mark Strong) realizes that he was used by Bill Haydon (Colin Firth) and shoots him at the end of the movie.
I politely disagree , I don`t think it was an act of revenge more an act of love ( remember they had been gay partners ) he new if Bill was exchanged to Russia he would be executed
Look carefully at the shooting scene and you can see a little bit of brain matter exiting at the back of the head.
In that shared glance Prideaux learned the truth: he knew Haydon was betraying them. They have so much backstory and emotion, heck love, for one another that he saw it in that brief glance. He was just able to stay in denial about it for so long *because* of those strong emotions and love, until it was finally irrefutable and proven beyond a shadow of a doubt. And when he learned? He killed him. Not in my opinion simply for the Service, but for himself and he killed the man he loved because of his betrayal that cost him his body and his mind. Yet you can even see him get emotional doing that, his tears eye up: he knows it has to be done for honor, country, but most importantly himself, and he manages to go through with it.
Very touching and sad when you think about it. Two men who cared and loved each other (implied to be physical as well) but one betrayed the other to such an extent that he couldn't live with the knowledge. Haydon ruined Prideaux, again not just in body but in mind.
And NOT JUST FROM THE TORTURE EITHER, but because the ONE MAN he LOVED BETRAYED HIM. You see his reaction to the loner student afterwards as he's just tormented by the fact that the one person he probably cared about the most in the world sold him out and let him not just be killed (which would almost be merciful because then Prideaux wouldn't have learned it as FACT, just "known" from the glance) but tortured beyond belief on every level. The man who he loved and who, at one point, loved him, betrayed him.
And that's probably just as emotionally devastating and as hard to get over as the physical and psychological torture he suffered.
Very sad .
Maybe I'm over-interpreting here, but Rikki Tarr looking through the window of the jewellery shop at wedding rings for Irina holds many layers of sadness. Is he clinging on to the dream that Smiley will get her back to him?
I’m a believer that in great films, every shot has a purpose.
Yes, he live in that hope.
It just occurred to me that what Jim does here is extremely damaging to the Circus. The Soviets will assume that Bil was executed by the organization, which makes the Soviets more likely to execute any captured British agent.
Agreed. At first i thought it was a mercy killing to save haydon from a terrible fate awaiting him in moscow. But he was more likely to be celebrated as a hero in moscow for his years of service for karla. Jim really screwed up here.
Love the movie love the music ! but .. why is Julio saying it's a brand new song who's gonna be very famous soon ( yes I am French ) , but acctualy it's a very old French song made by Charles Trenet .. I don't know why he said that
Probably new to his repertoire I'd imagine
In this context (1960ish give or take. Giving more then taking) it would be new. In other cases not so much.
It's a joke, he's sarcastic.
Sei sicuro che fosse Iglesias e non Marty McFly ?! 😂
this is for the time period 70s
C'est marrant il le tire à la 22lr... Ça m'étonne qu'il tombe aussi vite mais pourquoi pas.
i got mine givme more lol