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pallavi25

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Posted: 6 years ago

#11

The Namesake

Murder on the Orient Express- Agatha Christie

The Godfather

Shatranj ke Khiladi by Premchand adapted by Satyajit Ray

Haider from Hamlet

Saheb Biwi aur Ghulam- have not read the novel but the movie itself felt like an epic novel about Bangla zamindari era

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CherHorowitz

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Clueless. Its a modern day adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. It is a clever, sassy, satire on teenage life in Beverly Hills. Alicia Silverstone is spot on as Cher Horowitz, the valley girl version of Emma. Prior to Mean Girls this was the best teenage movie in my books. It has since been bumped by Mean Girls and Easy A.

Vishal Bharadwaj's Shakespeare trilogy is also good.

Literal adaptations tend to lose the essence of the book. I tend to enjoy reinterpretations in different eras and contexts.

I like either literal adaptation of a literary classic or reinterpretation in different setting

(Loved Clueless, Best teen movie - one of the best movies imo - Meangirls was okay but something was missing...)

I really dislike when a movie is amalgam of both and ruin a classic

For ex the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice was set in early 19th century England just like the novel but the characters particularly the sisters behaved and talked like modern girls which ruined it for me

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Suni

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Posted: 6 years ago

#13

The Namesake

The Help

Pride and Prejudice (the Colin Firth BBC version)

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pallavi25

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: BettyA1

I like either literal adaptation of a literary classic or reinterpretation in different setting

(Loved Clueless, Best teen movie - one of the best movies imo - Meangirls was okay but something was missing...)

I really dislike when a movie is amalgam of both and ruin a classic

For ex the 2005 movie Pride and Prejudice was set in early 19th century England just like the novel but the characters particularly the sisters behaved and talked like modern girls which ruined it for me

Same here, I like either literal adaptation or a modern reinterpretation like Clueless

I was also going to put Pride and Prejudice which is my most favorite romantic novel ever but then I remembered I hated the recent movie version. Keira Knightley was terrible as Liz Bennett

The BBC adaptation was very good though, loved their Liz and Darcy ...Colin Firth as Darcy was too good ❤️

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sania349

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Posted: 6 years ago

#15

i can tell you the worst. and that is half girlfriend...😆

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CherHorowitz

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Posted: 6 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: pallavi25

Same here, I like either literal adaptation or a modern reinterpretation like Clueless

I was also going to put Pride and Prejudice which is my most favorite romantic novel ever but then I remembered I hated the recent movie version. Keira Knightley was terrible as Liz Bennett
The BBC adaptation was very good though, loved their Liz and Darcy ...Colin Firth as Darcy was too good ❤️

I should watch the BBC version

If you can stand B&W, Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier starrer 1940 version is really good

Another great adaptation - Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet

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purple_shadoz

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Posted: 6 years ago

#17

Originally posted by: MoonOrchid

Tess of the D'Urbervilles

I loved both the book and the movie (Nastasja Kinski was titular role)

Haven't watched the movie yet. Putting it in my "To watch" list. 😃

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pallavi25

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Posted: 6 years ago

#18

Originally posted by: BettyA1

I should watch the BBC version

If you can stand B&W, Greer Garson, Laurence Olivier starrer 1940 version is really good

Another great adaptation - Sense and Sensibility (1995) with Emma Thompson and Kate Winslet

Yeah S & S movie adaptation was quite good, Kate and Emma T acted well

I love Jane Austen novels

But Gwyneth Paltrow in Emma was rather annoying, never liked that actress, Sonam in Aisha was better as modern version of Emma

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purple_shadoz

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Posted: 6 years ago

#19

Originally posted by: BettyA1
I want to read the classics but cannot so I watch the movie adaptations 😊

I actually love classics. Mill on the Floss remians one of my favorite classics till date. And Emma too. I really wish there was a good movie made on MOTF! Someday... Sigh!

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purple_shadoz

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Posted: 6 years ago

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Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Clueless. Its a modern day adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma. It is a clever, sassy, satire on teenage life in Beverly Hills. Alicia Silverstone is spot on as Cher Horowitz, the valley girl version of Emma. Prior to Mean Girls this was the best teenage movie in my books. It has since been bumped by Mean Girls and Easy A.

Vishal Bharadwaj's Shakespeare trilogy is also good.

Literal adaptations tend to lose the essence of the book. I tend to enjoy reinterpretations in different eras and contexts.

Really? There's a movie adaptation of Emma? And I didn't know it yet? Fie on thee, Purple! 😆

Yeah, I can understand where you come from. In my head, I actually paint a picture and make my own movie when I read a book. And of course, nothing can ever be good enough after that. 😆

No but seriously, subtle linkings and undertones are a delight to watch and that is one of the reasons I loved Omkara😳