They are a starter course, not just for good movies to enjoy, but for great books to get lost in. They also represent some of the best works of literature. The fifty-two books you’ll read about here didn’t just inspire some of the biggest, most enduring films in the world.
Silver screen chapel hill movie#
I was part of the select group who had read the book that a hot new movie was based on and, thus, I knew not only what happened but the stuff that never made it to the screen at all. But, also, reading the book gave me an opportunity to have the inside track. I hated waiting, so at least the book would give me a way of seeing it ahead of time. If a new film I was excited to see was an adaptation, I would find a copy of the book and read it right away. I was always the one who read the book before seeing a movie. Author Kristen Lopez explores just what makes these works classics of both the page and screen, and why each made for an exceptional adaptation-whether faithful to the book or exemplifying cinematic creative license. Some films, like Clueless-Amy Heckerling’s interpretation of Jane Austen’s Emma-diverge wildly from the original source material, while others, like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, shift the point of view to craft a different experience within the same story.
Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly fascinating look at 52 beloved screen adaptations and the great reads that inspired them. For film buffs and literature lovers alike, Turner Classic Movies presents an essential guide to 52 cinema classics and the literary works that served as their inspiration.
0 kommentar(er)
