I totally agree with Marisel's picks and also The House of the Spirits (don't want to get into the issue of casting). I also recommend the BritBox series Vera. Amazingly, I think the character development is much more nuanced than the original novels. And Cristina, you reminded me to go back and watch Before Night Falls again. Agonizing but well done.
This is a fun one! Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, and everything adapted from Thomas Hardy novels cause the books are a slog (for me, anyway). I am a film buff and could go on—Can we do horrible adaptations next?
Oh, this is a terrific list! I'm putting the Mosley on my to-watch weekend marathon. And those Victorian novel adaptations are sublime. I especially loved Natassja Kinski as Tess.
I totally agree with Marisel's picks and also The House of the Spirits (don't want to get into the issue of casting). I also recommend the BritBox series Vera. Amazingly, I think the character development is much more nuanced than the original novels. And Cristina, you reminded me to go back and watch Before Night Falls again. Agonizing but well done.
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This is a fun one! Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley, All the President’s Men by Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel, and everything adapted from Thomas Hardy novels cause the books are a slog (for me, anyway). I am a film buff and could go on—Can we do horrible adaptations next?
Oh, this is a terrific list! I'm putting the Mosley on my to-watch weekend marathon. And those Victorian novel adaptations are sublime. I especially loved Natassja Kinski as Tess.