Re: 25 Classic Books That Have Been Banned

Le 17/02/2025 à 06:51, Bertel Lund Hansen a écrit :

Peter Moylan wrote:
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Have you seen the film?  The film is very different than the book but
in some ways is a better experience even though so much is left out.

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I rarely look at a film based on a book I have read, because I've been
disappointed too many times. I think I did see the film in this case,
but my main memory of it is "not as good as the book".

 My experience is that the first item is the best. If I see the film
first, the book doesn't live up to it and vice versa.

My impression is that it varies. A normal-length film (say 110 mins) can't contain as much as a normal-length novel (say 240 pp). A film drawn from a book may well be more highly developed (which may or mayn't [sic] be a good thing), but almost certainly leaves things out. Let's see...
   'The Day of the Jackal' - film as good as the book,
   though it does indeed leave some things out.
   'The League of Gentlemen' (1960) - a favourite film that has more
   charm than the book, in which (as I recall) the characters are
   nasty and repellent.
   'Effroyables jardins' - another favourite film (one is put through
   the mill with the characters, so 'Y'a de la joie' makes an
   first-rate ending); the book, on the other hand, is short and
   unsatisfying, reads more like a pitch for the film.
   'Nineteen Eighty-Four' - a favourite book. I'm not aware of a film
   that has done it justice. Perhaps that's impossible, since we're
   living inside Winston's head.
   'Tunes of Glory' - both are good (and Guinness is superb).
   'The Servant' (Maugham) - I preferred the book.
   'Ice Cold in Alex' - the film is more developed and a bit better
   than the book.
   'To Kill a Mockingbird' - both good; the film, with Peck, may have
   the edge.
   'Dangerous Liaisons' - Frears' film (1988) is excellent, and not
   really comparable with the novel, which is epistolary and has a
   deus-ex-machina ending.
And so on. Aye, I think it varies.

The only time this was not the case was when watching "Lord of the
Rings". Book and film matched perfectly. I should add that it's been
several decades since I read the book.