DH and I were discussing this earlier over lunch, debating what style of writing/novel makes for the best film adaptations? We were talking about how some authors are really detailed in their descriptive writing, so most readers will form a similar mental picture of the key characters and scenes. Other authors focus more on character, mood and the feeling of the setting, which gives a director more latitude. What makes for a good adaptation? I thought the Recent 'Far from the Madding Crowd' with Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenert was good, but Michael Sheen was too young and attractive for his role IMO. Stardust was great and captured the mood of the book brilliantly. I am sure I can think of other examples in due course. Anyone else?
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What makes for a better film adaptation: a very prescriptive novel or one with more latitude for the screenwriter/director?
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JedRambosteen · 07/08/2016 19:19
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