Page Eight

"New Century. New Rules."

2011 1h 39m EN

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6.6

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★6.6TMDB · 348

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Synopsis

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Johnny is a long-serving MI5 officer. His boss dies suddenly, leaving behind an inexplicable file which threatens the stability of the organisation.

“New Century. New Rules.”

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Cast

Bill Nighy
Johnny Worricker
Rachel Weisz
Nancy Pierpan
Ralph Fiennes
Alec Beasley
Michael Gambon
Benedict Baron
Felicity Jones
Julianne Worricker
Tom Hughes
Ralph Wilson
Judy Davis
Jill Tankard
Rakhee Thakrar
Muna Hammami

Credits

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Director: David Hare
Writers: David Hare
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 15 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "The Worricker Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Hare, shot by Martin Ruhe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Paul Englishby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Jinx Godfrey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "New Century. New Rules.".

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IMDB entry: tt1797469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Hare directs. Martin Ruhe behind the camera. Paul Englishby scores. Jinx Godfrey cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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1Released 15 years ago.
2Part of the "The Worricker Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by David Hare, shot by Martin Ruhe. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Paul Englishby. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jinx Godfrey shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz and Ralph Fiennes carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "New Century. New Rules.".
8IMDB entry: tt1797469 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography: Martin Ruhe
Original score: Paul Englishby
Editing: Jinx Godfrey
Production design: Cristina Casali
Costume design: Julian Day
Makeup / hair: Zoe Clare Brown
Sound: Martin Jensen
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Page Eight (2011)

Part of

The Worricker Collection

The 2011 BBC Two film "Page Eight" was followed in March 2014 by "Turks & Caicos" and "Salting the Battlefield". The three films are jointly known as The Worricker Trilogy. All three films feature Johnny Worricker (Bill Nighy), a long-serving MI5 officer, who learns that the Prime Minister knew about secret US rendition camps long before the British intelligence community knew about them. When the PM realises that Johnny knows, Johnny has to flee the country. And while in exile in the tax haven Turks & Caicos, Johnny learns even more disturbing things about the PM, before he has to flee again.

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Peter McGinn2021-02-19
★ 8/10
I enjoyed this espionage movie a lot. It followed a major unwritten rule of spy thrillers, which is to have the hero not know who he can trust at any time, but still they kept the plot from spinning off into confusion and paranoia that feeds some espionage films. I have come to appreciate Bill Nighy’s acting more and more as I see his work. He reminds me of Mark Rylance, an actor equally skilled as the lead or in a supporting role, who doesn’t shout a lot or violently emote, but rather nails his part in the quiet, convincing moments. There is no supervillain here, no Mr. Big or Goldfinger to defeat in a climactic special effects-laden final scene. In a way, the American government is the bad guy, or even the head of the department our hero works for. I couldn’t quite decide if it irritated me that our nearly frail, nearly elderly hero could still effortlessly cause a beautiful young woman to attach herself to him, but it surprisingly (to me) remained just a flutter in the plot, not very serious in the end. I have been meaning to watch this movie for a few years and I am glad I did.

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