In all the passion and debate about The BBC Big Read, did you notice how many of the most popular books are also great films?
The National Museum of Photography, Film and Television in Bradford did, and so they've now started a new monthly book and film club in association with Bradford Libraries - including some very special events over the coming weeks and months!
But you've also been telling us what YOU think by completing our very special questionnaire. Find out what everybody else has been saying!
Your FAVOURITE book-to-film adaptation ? |
High Fidelity
"I was surprised how well it worked. I expected it to be awful. It was true to the spirit of the book, plus I like John Cusack.
"It's true to the book - using the same dialogue, huge chunks of it, even if they move the location to Chicago!"
To Kill a Mocking Bird
"Gregory Peck is excellent."
The Diary of Anne Frank
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.the drama and emotion of the story lost nothing in the film portrayal
largely thanks to Ben Kingsley"
Dune
Introduced me to SF films
Lord of the Rings
Donna Tartt's Secret History
The Piano Tuner
Alice Sebold's Lovely Bones
Jane Campion should direct.
Gone with the Wind
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Novels by John Grisham
"Usually entertaining."
Your WORST book-to-film adaptation ? |
High Fidelity
The Harry Potter films
"I felt these were children's films but anyone could read the books."
The English Patient
The Water Melon
"Totally different in plot and spirit to the book."
Captain Morelli's Mandolin
"They changed the ending and the leads were reunited years and decades earlier."
Bright Young Things
Hated the happy ending.
V.I.
"All the subtlety of the Sarah Paretsky books was lost."
"Just terrible - such a weak film."
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
"Great book destroyed by Hollywood tripe."
The Portrait of a Lady
What book would like to see as a film?
Who would play the lead characters and direct the film? |
Conrad' s "The Secret Agent"
Hywel Bennet as Adolf Verloc
Anne Kirkbride as Winnie Verloc
David Lean would direct.
The Life of Pi
Dev from Corrie and Shere Khan
Sam Mendes would direct
A Prayer for Owen Meaney
Alfred Bester's Tiger Tiger
Vin Diesel should play the lead and Tarentino should direct.
Poisonwood Bible
The Hours and the Night by Sue Gee
"Too long drawn out and gloomy."
Which book to you DREAD being turned into a film? |
The Peppered Moth
Paul Auster's New York Trilogy
"Would he be too surreal."
Rachel's Holiday by Marion Keyes
"Because they adapted another of hers - Lucy Sullivan is Getting Married - for TV and changed it beyond recognition."
The Paddington books
"Would shatter completely the childhood magic."
Fugitive Pieces
"How could you translate the prose?"
Mervyn Peake's Gormenghast
The Thorn Birds
Do you think it's OK to change the book's ending for the film? |
"Yes"
"Definitely not - then it's another story. Someone elses!"
"No"
"Absolutely not."
"Only if the ending is better than the book's ending."
"Nope."
"Not really. However, I don't mind that the stage and film versions of Little Shop of Horrors are different."
"Depends on the book."
Do you prefer to:
a) read the book before seeing the film, or
b) see a film and then decide whether to read the book. |
100% of those of you who have got back to us say you prefer to read the book before seeing the film...
Which of the following statements do you agree with?
a) Once I've seen the film I don't think there's any point in reading the book
b) Seeing a good film makes me want to read the book it was based on
c) If I've already read the book, I sometimes find the film annoying!
d) If I've read the book I sometimes enjoy the film more
e) If I've read the book, I just don't bother seeing the film
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65% of those of you who have got back to us say seeing a good film makes me want to read the book it was based on.
100% of those of you who have got back to us say if you have already read the book you sometimes find the film annoying.
65% of those of you who have got back to us say if you've read the book, you sometimes enjoy the film more.
If you've not yet had your say
on books and the cinema
take a minute or two to complete our questionnaire. |
