Page Eight
Page Eight is lovingly turned, with elegant writing, a flawless cast and a heartfelt message from writer/director David Hare about the danger zone where spies and politicians meet. The tension builds gently as we follow the fortunes of Johnny Worricker, a jazz-loving charmer who works high up at MI5 as an intelligence analyst. It�s a part made for Bill Nighy and he purrs out bon mots with a weary panache that women 20 years younger find irresistible. One such is his neighbour, Nancy Pierpan (Rachel Weisz), in a Battersea mansion block. The question for Johnny is whether her interest in him is genuine or hides something darker. As his boss (Michael Gambon) puts it: �Distrust is a terrible habit.� Questions of trust, honour and friendship rumble through the play. The characters exchange oblique repartee as a plot about a damning dossier unwinds. It�s not to be missed.
Genres: Drama , Thriller , Mystery
Actors: Tom Hughes , Felicity Jones , Michael Gambon , Judy Davis , Bill Nighy , Rachel Weisz , Ewen Bremner , Holly Aird , Saskia Reeves , Richard Lintern , Rakhee Thakrar
Director: David Hare
Country: UK
Duration: 99 min
Quality: HD
Release: 2011
IMDb: 6.9
