#film adaptation

[bestoftweets]

#tweet #tweets #best of tweets #2014 #movies #2014 movies #divergent #the hunger games #hunger games #the maze runner #the fault in our stars #book adaptations #film adaptation

[deadpoetsmusings]

Catherine Called Birdy (2022) dir. Lena Dunham

#i went into this film like a hater #and came out of it moved #Catherine Called Birdy #lena dunham #everyone's acting in this is amazing #bella ramsey #adaptations #happiness #movie adaptation #film adaptation #women directors #period drama #film stills #fyeahmovies #userstream

[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

Aldous Huxley - The Devils of Loudun - Penguin - 1971

#witches #juliodunenses #occult #vintage #the devils of loudun #penguin books #aldous huxley #hysteria #film adaptation #ken russell #1971

[titleknown]

Lukewarm take but like, if Undertale gets a movie in the wake of the inevitable rush of game adaptations thanks to Mario movie's blockbuster success, we can all agree they need to do it Dark Crystal-style, right?

As in like, if it's live-action, everyone needs to be a goddamn Jim Henson's Creature Shop-type puppet except Frisk.

We all agree that anything else would be unacceptable, right?

#undertale #puppets #the dark crystal #the world needs more movies with mostly puppet casts #jim henson creature shop #film adaptation #things that need to exist

[persephone-nymph]

Scarlett Johansson and Natalie Portman behind the scenes of The Other Boleyn Girl

#scarlett johannsen #natalie portman #the other boleyn girl #Justin Chadwick #philippa gregory #historical fiction #period piece #film adaptation #early 2000s #early 2000s aesthetic

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Bleak House (1985), episode 7

Dir. Ross Devinish. Diana Rigg as Lady Dedlock, Robin Bailey as Sir Leicester Dedlock, and Gabrielle Daye as Mrs. Rouncewell

#bleak house #bleak house 1985 #masterpiece theater #period film #period drama #film adaptation #charles dickens #diana rigg #robin bailey #victoriana #victorian aesthetic #classic lit #classic lit aesthetic #classic literature #classic literature adaptation #classic literature aesthetic #screen caps #edwardian-screen-caps-next-door

[lovelanguageisolate]

You know, for all the shit that live action film adaptations of anime get, the movie adaptation of Steins;Gate from the 90s has a lot to recommend it.

I know some people are going to jump down my throat for saying that, but the dialogue snaps, the costume design is on point, and the movie just has an irresistible vibe. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, exactly, but it's charming like nothing else.

#steins;gate #film adaptation

[emechurros]

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Teaser Photos

Max Pelayo as Aristotle Mendoza

Reese Gonzales as Dante Quintana

#ari and dante #aaddtsotu #aristotle mendoza #dante quintana #yalit #film adaptation #aristotle and dante discover the universe #queer lit #lgbt novel #lgbt books

[plainselfraisingflour]

The chapter in the book Little Women/Good Wives, and the scene in the movies of Jo's proposal and married life are So Important. They show the heroine living a happy and unconventional lifestyle: It says that this life she leads with work, marriage, and very little money is a good, wholesome life. That is so important.

But - I think an overlooked chapter in the books (not depicted in the films that I have seen) is the one in which Meg tries to cook and preserve currant jam. She has a miserable day, turned even worse when her husband John brings home a friend for dinner. For once, Meg snaps at him and he snaps back when provoked.

Eventually, Meg takes some good advhice from Marmee, and she brings peace. The chapter ends with a line about married life foe these two not being perfect - it will always have its difficulties, but peace has been preserved and quarrels will be managed.

In another chapter, after Meg has had twins, she understandable becomes so wrapped up in them that she neglects both herself and her husband. Neither the book nor I are saying that one partner should be a servant to the other. But in marriage, we have promised something of ourselves to them*. Meg has isolated herself from the world and grown irritable while she rarely sees John who spends time at his friend's house instead of being nagged at home.

Again, Meg takes initiative and fixes it. This is a bit of a pattern that we see the world over today, in which women usually take the emotional burden in the home. I have no comment to make on that, it's not the point of this post.

The point is: The book has made a few excellent points through everyday, domestic scenes about marriage which are not (or only rarely) shown on film. The glamour, unpredictability and excitement of Jo's publishing, marriage to the Professor, work and, from a plot-based POV, the fact that she is the main character, mean that her storyline is in the spotlight. I love her storyline. But I also think that Meg's has something important to teach us: If you choose the more traditional path, your life is just as full of adventure and growth, difficulties, pain and pleasures.

*talking about non-toxic nd non-abusive relationships.

#meg marg #little women #meg brooke #john brooke #marmee #book little women #book analysis #book to film #film adaptation #louise may alcott #bookaholic #stories #book

[notwhatiam]

At some point I started picturing Mia Goth as Ianthe and now I can’t unsee it

…just look at her

#and her acting is perfectly unhinged for it too #the locked tomb #ianthe #ianthe tridentarius #gideon the ninth #harrow the ninth #Nona the ninth #tamsyn muir #locked tomb fancast #fancast #movie version #film adaptation #Mia goth

[asgoodeasgold]

Julia, Sebastian and Charles go to Venice to stay with Lord Marchmain and his mistress Carla. Charles’s wonderment and happiness at discovering the beauty of Venice is affecting. Julia loves his enthusiasm. Me too.

Close up gif of that heart-warming Matthew Goode smile:

And finally, my edit of that classic shot of Charles’ profile on the boat. So dreamy.

Some more stills (sorry I don’t know when to stop, I love this film so much).

📷 Brideshead Revisited (2008) my edit

The music for this scene is utterly gorgeous as always, I love the orientalist vibes. It does remind me also of Concerto de Aranjuez by Rodrigo.

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgCenqDf8gY

I am blogging about the whole film (slowly). More posts in my archive if you are interested.

#matthew goode #hayley atwell #ben whishaw #brideshead revisited #charles ryder #sebastian flyte #julia flyte #evelyn waugh #classic novels #film adaptation #venice

[courseyoulovemeyoudontknowme]

Call Me By Your Name (2017, Luca Guadagnino)

24/12/2023

Call Me By Your Name is a 2017 sentimental film directed by Luca Guadagnino.

The screenplay is written by James Ivory and is a film adaptation of the novel Call Me By Your Name by André Aciman. It is the third and final film of Guadagnino's "desire trilogy", after I Am Love (2009) and A Bigger Splash (2015). Set in northern Italy in 1983, the film tells the love story between Elio (Timothée Chalamet), a seventeen-year-old living in Italy, and the American student Oliver (Armie Hammer). Also part of the cast are Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel and Victoire Du Bois. The film's editor Walter Fasano also has a cameo in the film: he is the DJ of the famous party scene, as stated by Fasano himself in an interview.

Principal photography took place in Crema, Italy, between May and June 2016.

The film had its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival on January 22, 2017, and was subsequently released theatrically in the United Kingdom on October 27, 2017 and in the United States on November 24, 2017. The film received unanimous acclaim, with particular appreciation for the direction, screenplay, soundtrack and performers, and was chosen by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute as one of the 10 best films of the year. It received three nominations for the 2018 Golden Globe, for best film, best actor (Chalamet) and best supporting actor (Hammer) and four nominations for the 2018 Oscar awards for best film, best actor (Chalamet), best non-original screenplay, best song (Mystery of Love). The Oscar was won by Ivory for best adapted screenplay.

Summer 1983. Elio Perlman, a seventeen-year-old French-American Jew, spends his summer holidays in a villa immersed in the Cremasco countryside, in Moscazzano, where his father, an archeology professor, usually hosts a foreign student every year who is busy writing his thesis doctoral degree.

#call me by your name #Romance film #2017 #luca guadagnino #james ivory #Film adaptation #andré aciman #I Am Love #a bigger splash #timothée chalamet #armie hammer #michael stuhlbarg #amira casar #esther garrel #Victoire Du Bois #Walter Fasano #Crema Lombardy #sundance film festival #national board of review #american film institute #75th Golden Globe Awards #90th Academy Awards #mystery of love #Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay #1983 #jews #French Americans #Cremasco #Moscazzano #archeology

[showmethesneer]

Okay this movie was lovely. These boys did a great job. It was incredibly cute.

But..

The book was so horny. So full of chaotic energy. So full of longing and palpable fear. So vulnerable. So painstakingly thoughtful about providing context for the hidden queer histories of both these countries. The love letters from Alexander Hamilton and King James and Eleanor Roosevelt and Virginia Woolf. The emails about sucking cock. The sneaking around. The endless body worship and how Alex could only ever shut the fuck up when Henry's mouth was on him. And, in turn, the susprising string of profanities that would always escape Henry's mouth when the roles were reversed. The Star Wars conversations that reflected their actual philosophies on life.

And Rafael Luna?!?!

It's so insane to think they made a film adaptation of this book without a scene of Alex throwing a tantrum about the Thanksgiving turkeys leading to a smash cut of him being absolutely terrified of them in his room, immediately confronted with the consequences of being so loud and impassioned in the moment. Insane that there was no impromptu selfie in the kitchen to convince the public they were really friends, and no moment where Henry saw Alex wearing glasses. Insane to think that the moment he sees Henry playing polo was a montage of fast cuts between the match and them fooling around in the stables, without including a lingering close up of Alex being utterly undone watching him on the horse. Insane that Henry's obsession with queer British culture being swept under the rug is basically relegated to his dog being named after David Bowie and him singing Don't Stop Me Now at the karaoke bar. Insane that we didn't actually see Alex frantically storming the castle in the rain and screaming outside Henry's window. Insane that their emails were super tame and nothing like the depraved and gut-wrenching vulnerability they shared in the book-- no fairytale about the boy born with his heart outside his body, no shameless, filthy teasing during meetings, no epitaph "He died as he lived: avoiding plans and sucking cock." Not even the reason why this leak was called The Waterloo Letters in the first place.

Insane that they didn't come together to talk about how to handle the leak first when Alex held that coming out press conference, and that Henry wasn't standing by his side in that scene.

This whole adaptation is insane. And feels almost like they didn't trust these fantastic beautiful actors to be so raw with their performances. Or maybe like they didn't trust the audience with a truly R-rating worthy sex comedy about 2 men who are hilariously horny for one other, frustratingly in love with one another, and cosmically made for one another.

And then just on a personal note, i am deeply saddened that we never got the Hoe Dameron thing. But that's just me.. and a waste of casting Taylor Zakhar Perez in my opinion.

#red white and royal blue #long rant #film adaptation #queer cinema #queer lit

[rainingpouringetc]

ok now actually seems like a great time to talk about book to film adaptations (movie and tv show alike) because every time a new adaptation comes out i sit here and watch the book fandom spend weeks attacking it for all its differences and this time i am kind of just fed up.

i'm going to say something that sounds like it should be very obvious but, evidently, is not: books and film are two very different mediums of storytelling. i know, big shocker.

they are fundamentally very different. no movie or show made from a book is going to perfectly replicate the source material (or even hold true to a lot of its points).

nor should it! because—and this i believe is the thing that lots of people don't appreciate—film adaptations are adaptations! they are interpretations by a filmmaker of the original story! yes, it is nice when the writer of the books contributes to the production, but at that point the story is in the hands of the show writers and directors (unless you have a situation like good omens where one of the original writers is the writer of the show, but that's a whole other point).

i know that a lot of people want or expect a show or movie adaptation to try to hold true to the source material as much as possible, but that isn't fair to the creativity and talent of the filmmakers.

rather than viewing film adaptations as poorly done recreations of your favorite works, view them as another artist's take on the source material (think of it as fanfiction if you must; honestly the biggest difference is that they are getting paid for making it).

film adaptations aren't meant to be the same as the books. they are supposed to explore new ways of telling a story while keeping hold on the theme and spirit of the source material instead of just the plot points in the book. yes, some are done better than others, and yes, it's okay to be upset when your favorite scene gets cut or changed, but expecting them to be identical to the original isn't fair to you or the filmmakers. the sooner you rid yourself of those expectations, the easier it will be to enjoy new works of art without being blinded by your own disappointment.

#yes this is about shadow and bone #welcoming intellectual conversation about this!! #my asks are open #🌧️ #film adaptation #filmmaking #shadow and bone

[edwardian-girl-next-door]

Bleak House (1985), episode 8

Dir. Ross Devenish. Suzanne Burden as Esther Summerson, Denholm Eliot as John Jarndyce, Lucy Hornak as Ada Clare, Phillip Franks as Richard Carstone, T. P. McKenna as Harold Skimpole, Brian Deacon as Alan Woodcourt, Syliva Coleridge as Miss Flite

#bleak house #bleak house 1985 #charles dickens #period drama #period film #period piece #classic lit #classic lit aesthetic #classic literature #classic literature adaptation #film adaptation #classic literature aesthetic #victoriana #victorian aesthetic #dark academia #victorian academia #dark academia aesthetic

[persephone-nymph]

Dead Ringers (1988) Dir. David Cronenberg

#blood tw #dead ringers #David Cronenberg #Jeremy irons #Geneviève Bujold #film adaptation #1980s #80s film #horror film #80s horror #horror aesthetic