If you loved An Officer and a Spy, try The Professor and the Madman

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An Officer and a Spy

2019 · dir. Roman Polanski

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Theyboth carry the slow burn mood tag, and they sit in Drama / History / Thriller territory. If that's the register that drew you to An Officer and a Spy, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Professor and the Madman is

Oxford, mid 19th century, a worn leather satchel overflowing with letters. A professor compiles words, a madman submits thousands of definitions from his asylum cell. Safinia tackles the unlikely friendship at the dictionary's core.

If you loved An Officer and a Spy, try The Professor and the Madman

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