Books I want to read before I watch the movie/tv version
Submitted by ukaunz on Thu, 09/29/2005 - 12:13
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- 84, Charing Cross Road, Helene Hanff – made into a TV movie in 1985 and then a big-screen movie in 1987 starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins.
- The Accidental Tourist, Anne Tyler – made into a movie in 1988 starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.
- All Quiet on the Western Front, Erich Maria Remarque – made into a movie in 1930 and a TV movie in 1979 starring Richard Thomas, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasance and Ian Holm.
- The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay, Michael Chabon – currently in production (2005).
- American Pastoral, Philip Roth – announced/in production (2005).
- An Angel at my Table, Janet Frame – made into a movie in 1990 starring Kerry Fox as Janet Frame.
- Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy – there’s been about a dozen screen versions made of this novel, including the 1948 movie starring Vivien Leigh.
- Atlas Shrugged, Ayn Rand – movie announced for release in 2007.
- Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress, Dai Sijie – made into a movie in 2002 (Chinese title: Xiao cai feng).
- Beloved, Toni Morrison – made into a movie in 1998 starring Oprah Winfrey and Danny Glover.
- Bliss, Peter Carey – made into a movie in 1985 starring Barry Otto.
- Brideshead Revisited, Evelyn Waugh – made into a mini-series in 1985 starring Jeremy Irons, and a big-screen version is in production (2006).
- The Bridge on the River Kwai, Pierre Boulle – made into a movie in 1957 starring William Holden and Alec Guinness.
- The Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson – made into a movie in 1985.
- Cat’s Cradle, Kurt Vonnegut – movie announced for release in 2007.
- The Cement Garden, Ian McEwan – made into a movie in 1993.
- Charlotte Grey, Sebastian Faulks – made into a movie in 2001 starring Cate Blanchett.
- The Color Purple, Alice Walker – made into a movie in 1985 starring Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg and Oprah Winfrey. I want to read the book and watch it again.
- Emma, Jane Austen – a BBC mini-series in 1972 and later a TV movie in 1996 starring Kate Beckinsale, but the version I’ve seen is the 1996 movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow. I’d love to read the novel before seeing it again on the screen.
- The Fountainhead, Ayn Rand – made into a movie in 1949 starring Gary Cooper and Patricia Neal.
- Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell – I can’t believe I still haven’t seen the classic 1939 movie starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable!
- Green Dolphin Street, Elizabeth Goudge – made into a movie in 1947.
- Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit, Jeanette Winterson – made into a TV movie in 1990.
- Oscar and Lucinda, Peter Carey – 1997 movie starring Ralph Fiennes and Cate Blanchett. I want to read the novel before seeing it again, as I couldn’t appreciate it the first time.
- Persuasion, Jane Austen – made into a mini-series in 1960 and again in 1971, and filmed again for the big screen in 1995.
- A Scanner Darkly, Philip K. Dick – movie in post-production for a 2006 release.
- Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen – filmed for the small screen in 1971 and 1981, then made into a big-screen movie in 1995 starring Kate Winslet and Emma Thompson. I’d love to read the novel before watching it again.
- Such A Long Journey, Rohinton Mistry – made into a movie in 1998.
- The Virgin Suicides, Jeffrey Eugenides – made into a movie in 1999 starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst and Josh Hartnett.
Author Comments:
More to be added!
I read A Scanner Darkly this week for the same purpose.
I haven't heard of most of the books or movies you have listed.
A Scanner Darkly is definitely one I should add to my TBR (to be read) list. Some of the titles I've got on my list are movies that I'd never heard of until I started looking up authors that I have read on IMDb, just to see if there were any adaptations. I'm still working on this list... when I have time!
IMBd?
IMDb is a great online movie database with heaps of info about any movie you can think of (cast lists, reviews, forums, quotes, trivia etc.) You can look up a movie title, an actor's name, whatever. I was looking up random authors just to see if anything popped up (for example there are about 50 different versions of Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland). Check it out...
Oscar and Lucinda is something I am reading right now for my book club. We are gathering in mid-November to discuss the book and then watch the movie and then to discuss in relation to each other.