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Pure Fun & Entertainment => Movie Madness => Topic started by: AngelOfThyNight on May 23, 2024, 05:30:53 AM

Title: Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book?
Post by: AngelOfThyNight on May 23, 2024, 05:30:53 AM
Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book?

It's rare to find a series with such an impeccable pedigree as HBO's The Sympathizer. It's based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, co-created by auteur director Park Chan-wook, and features Robert Downey, Jr. in four supporting roles. Set during and after the Vietnam war, the series follows a man (Hoa Xuande) juggling a position with the South Vietnamese military and one as a spy for the North Vietnamese. But is it a worthy adaptation?
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It's rare to find a series with such an impeccable pedigree as HBO's The Sympathizer. It's based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, co-created by auteur director Park Chan-wook, and features Robert Downey, Jr. in four supporting roles. Set during and after the Vietnam war, the series follows a man (Hoa Xuande) juggling a position with the South Vietnamese military and one as a spy for the North Vietnamese. But is it a worthy adaptation?


Source: Does 'The Sympathizer' worthily adapt its acclaimed book? (https://www.npr.org/2024/05/23/1197964774/does-the-sympathizer-worthily-adapt-its-acclaimed-book)