Category Archives: Book Adaptation
Neil Jordan – The End of the Affair (1999)
Genre: Thriller 7/10 Adapted from Graham Greene’s novel, the movie opens with novelist Maurice Bendrix (Ralph Fiennes) starting to write a book about hatred. It is not revealed who the hatred is directed to. It was said that the book … Continue reading
Posted in Book Adaptation, Romance, Thriller
Tagged 1999, Julianne Moore, Neil Jordan, Ralph Fiennes, Stephen Rea
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Chris Gerolmo – Citizen X (1995)
Genre: Biography 6.5/10 A TV movie made by HBO, Citizen X is about the Russian serial killer Andrei Chikatilo, who over a period of 8 years brutally murdered over 50 people. Based on the Robert Cullen book The Killer Department, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1995, Donald Sutherton, Imelda Staunton, Stephen Rea
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Cary Fukunaga – Jane Eyre (2011)
Despite there being several adaptations of Charlotte Bronte’s Jane Eyre, this one still manages some new angles. The visual imagery brings to life the book as most of us might have imagined. The premise is simple: a plain governess with … Continue reading
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