'The Little Drummer Girl': John Le Carre's only female protagonist shines in Park Chan-wook's convoluted adaptation
Florence Pugh is one actress who makes up in charisma what she lacks in stature, and in BBC One/ AMC's second adaptation of a John Le Carre novel (the first being the Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie-starring 'The Night Manager') the upcoming actress has outshined her already established co-stars, Academy Award-nominee Michael Shannon and Emmy Award-winning Alexander Skarsgard.
Starring as Charlie Ross, Pugh's relentless performance has not only done absolute justice to Le Carre's only female protagonist but has been a refreshing take on the otherwise conventionally attractive spy-ladies.
Set against the late 1970s Israel-Palestine conflict, Le Carre's story, directed by Korean visual mastermind Park Chan-wook, follows the young and aspiring actress Charlie who is bold in her execution, and strongly supports the Palestinian uprise...since that is the most "fashionable" thing to do.
