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.
"I love that movie!"
"But have you read the book?"
Within these pages, Turner Classic Movies offers an endlessly
fascinating look at 52 beloved screen adaptations and the great reads
that inspired them. 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. 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.
Other featured works include:
Children of Men - The Color Purple - Crazy Rich Asians - Dr.
No - Dune - Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - Kiss Me Deadly - The Last
Picture Show - Little Women - Passing - The Princess Bride - The
Shining - The Thin Man - True Grit - Valley of the Dolls - The
Virgin Suicides - Wuthering Heights