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Article: Outstanding expose of injustice in Africa ..... VENICE FESTIVAL The Constant Gardener.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- September 9, 2005
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Byline: DEREK MALCOLM
THIS adaptation of John le Carre's novel about pharmaceutical companies using the Third World as a cheap testing ground for new drugs, has Ralph Fiennes aptly cast as a British diplomat, the constant gardener of the title. After the murder of his politically-active wife (Rachel Weisz), who had incurred the wrath of a corrupt government and pharmaceutical companies, he picks his way through a dangerous maze to find the culprits.
Director Fernando Meirelles, the Brazilian who made City Of God, has a restless, choppy style that ...
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Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland);
November 18, 2006 ;
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... ... few people do it better than John le Carre. Several of his novels, including ... involving one of his tales is The Constant Gardener, which receives its premiere this ... arguably the best film of any of le Carre's work, thanks to some great ...
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