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Thursday November 17, 2022
Living
Poignantly sad - as we have to accept with Kazuo Ishiguro - but ultimately uplifting.
A civil servant in post-war London lives a humdrum life, but is motivated to carry through a small project at work which makes a real change. This apparently makes a deep impression on his colleagues; however, sadly, it does not seem to have a lasting effect... As the reviewers say, it's a part tailor-made for Bill Nighy.
I must say that the working environment in the "planing office" strongly reminded me of my (short) time working for the British Rail property department. Some considerable time later than "post-war" but still working with Dickensian ledgers, and the culture largely unchanged.
Posted by Christina at 6:22 PM. Category: Art and Culture
