Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Sympathizer is the 2015 debut novel by Vietnamese-American professor and writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. It is a best-selling novel, [ 6 ] and recipient of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction . The novel received generally positive reviews from critics. [ 7 ]
The Sympathizer (Vietnamese: Cảm tình viên) is a historical black comedy drama miniseries based on the 2015 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name by American writer Viet Thanh Nguyen. The series was created by co-showrunners Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar, with Park directing the first three
In our Emmy-season premiere, we sit down with Maya Erskine, star of 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith,' and Viet Thanh Nguyen and Don McKellar from HBO's 'The Sympathizer.' 'The Sympathizer' author reveals the ...
The series is based on the story of the Captain, a North Vietnam plant in the South Vietnam army. He is forced to flee to the United States with his general near the end of the Vietnam War . While living within a community of South Vietnamese refugees, he continues to secretly spy on the community and report back to the Viet Cong , struggling ...
The limited series follows a North Vietnamese communist spy … Robert Downey Jr. may have played five different characters in “The Sympathizer,” but he’s not the only actor in the cast who ...
The first episode of “The Sympathizer” premieres on HBO and Max on April 14 at 9 p.m. ET, with the remaining episodes airing weekly on Sundays. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters ...
"Death Wish" is the first episode of the American historical black comedy drama miniseries The Sympathizer, based on the novel of the same name by Viet Thanh Nguyen. The episode was written by series creators Park Chan-wook and Don McKellar , and directed by Park.
The Sympathizer didn't come close to making all its shots, but the ambition, style, and weirdness of the endeavor has been fun to explore." [ 6 ] Terry Nguyen of Vulture gave the episode a 3 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "I wished for a scene that reflected this catharsis, for the Captain to finally savor his freedom from those who've ...