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April 14, 2017 · 1:52 pm

Film Review: The Sense of an Ending

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A couple of weeks ago, I attended a preview screening of the film adaptation of ‘The Sense of an Ending’, based on Julian Barnes’s bestselling novella first published in 2011. The story follows Tony Webster, a divorced, middle-class, semi-retired man living in London where he runs a vintage camera shop. His memories of events in the past concerning his relationship with Veronica Ford at Bristol University and friendship with Adrian Finn in the 1960s and the tragic consequences which followed are somewhat different from how others remember them. When Tony receives a letter from a solicitor regarding a legacy left by Veronica’s late mother, he is forced to re-examine what actually happened so many years ago. Continue reading →

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October 5, 2014 · 6:47 pm

Film Review: Gone Girl

Gone Girl film

Following the success of Gillian Flynn’s third novel published in 2012, the film adaptation of ‘Gone Girl‘ was released in cinemas this week. Directed by David Fincher with a screenplay written by Flynn, the film has garnered positive reviews in the press and is already being tipped to win Oscars next year. There’s no doubt the film will be talked about as much as the bestselling novel, but is it worth the hype? Continue reading →

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August 17, 2013 · 5:05 pm

Best Book to Film Adaptations

There have been so many mediocre film adaptations of great novels which don’t even come close to capturing the magic of the original story.  But there are quite a few gems out there and even though the book always comes first, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the film adaptations which follow are always completely inferior to the original work.  Here is my list of the best book to film adaptations (where I have both read the book and seen the film).

We Need To Talk About Kevin (book by Lionel Shriver published in 2004, film directed by Lynne Ramsay released in 2011)

We Need to Talk About Kevin

I loved this understated and creepy adaptation of ‘We Need to Talk About Kevin’.  The sparse style and atmosphere of the film contrasts with the comparatively “wordy” text of the book but it works.  The casting of Tilda Swinton and Ezra Miller as Eva and Kevin were both excellent choices.

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