Questions tagged [book-adaptation]
Questions regarding the relationship of a story going from book format to movie format.
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Who attempted to kill Tyrion Lannister? [duplicate]
During the Battle of the Blackwater Tyrion is struck in the face with a sword in an attempt on his life. We know the actual attacker was Ser Mandon but being a knight of the Kingsguard it is ...
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How is the film "In Cold Blood" related to the book, and not just an independent account of the same events?
Richard Brooks directed a 1967 film called In Cold Blood, based on a recent book by Truman Capote of the same name. The book and film are about the then-recent murder of the Clutter family in Kansas. ...
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Is the title of The Man With the Golden Gun deliberately deceptive, or is something missing from the adaptation?
In 'Goldfinger' Auric Goldfinger is last seen shooting at James Bond with a golden pistol.
However, the villain in the later film, 'The Man With the Golden Gun', is not Goldfinger as might have been ...
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Which movie adaptation of A Christmas Carol is most faithful to the novella?
There are many movie (and indeed TV) adaptations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, and many reasons to enjoy them for their own interpretation of the story.
But which version can be considered as ...
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Why the added speech in John Huston's "The Dead"?
John Huston's beautifully haunting film of James Joyce' short story "The Dead", from Dubliners, is so faithfully rendered as to be almost a perfect replica in film of the story itself.
But ...
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Homosexual implications in Every Day and viewer/reader response
I enjoyed Every Day (2018) very much. A lighthearted and cleverly devised teen romance story where a traveling soul who wakes up every day in a different body falls in love with a high school girl. So ...
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Why were the later films of The Chronicles Of Narnia never filmed?
The Chronicles of Narnia written by C.S.Lewis consist of a seven book series, among which only the first three were adapted for filming. Why were the next parts not made? I pretty much liked that ...
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Has a movie based on a novel ever had its own new novelisation?
Inspired by a discussion to an answer on this question, has a movie which was explicitly adapted from a novel (regardless of how faithful the adaptation was) received an official novelisation based ...
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From which book is the backstory of Yennefer taken?
In the games of The Witcher series Yennefer meets Geralt of Rivia for curing Dandelion who was harmed by the Jinn, but in the Netflix series we see a proper back story of Yennefer and her childhood ...
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Is there a reason behind the 'Ending' joke?
Throughout It (2019): Chapter Two there is a running joke where people keep making fun of the ending of Bill Denborough's book. This is brought up by the people making the film of the book as well as ...
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Is there a term for when "a book refers to a movie taken based on the book" called?
The Princess Diaries is both a series of books and movies.
In the book Princess Diaries 6 (2005) princess Mia from the book comments on "The Princess Diaries 1 (2001) & 2 (2004)" movies :
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Does the GoT TV series ever refer to 'The Great Council'?
In Game of Thrones' S08E06, we see Bran elected king in what seems like an unprecedented event. Taking into account the books, elections have happened before in the form of The Great Council.
Does ...
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Which Live action The Jungle Book adaptation is more faithful to Kipling's novel?
Which Live action The Jungle Book movie adaptation is more faithful to Kipling's novel? I always heard some claims that Disney animated film was not a faithful adaptation and made more into kid ...
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In Manhunter, was Dr. Lecktor a cannibal?
In Manhunter, Brian Cox plays Dr. Hannibal Lecter (spelled Lecktor in the film) – Lecter's first on screen portrayal. Hannibal Lecter is famously a cannibalistic serial killer, but I cannot recall if ...
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Was the movie The Warriors (1979) based on a book?
A friend claims that his father said that the movie The Warriors (1979) was based on a book.
Can anyone substantiate that?
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