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link As anyone who has seen any version of Anna Karenina knows, a great book does not necessarily make a great film. And while The Godfather was a great movie, was it a great novel? Probably not. These and other debates went into deciding a longlist of what are deemed the 50 best film adaptations of all time. Organised by the Guardian, a panel of experts has drawn up the list, which will be voted on by the public. The chains Waterstones and Borders are also involved and will promote the books in shops.
Andrew Pulver, the Guardian's film editor, who was on the panel, said: "There was some vigorous debate." Among the issues under discussion was whether the film could be adapted from non-fiction. The answer was yes, but only in the case of Goodfellas, Martin Scorsese's mafia classic based on Nicholas Pileggi's account of the life of the gangster Henry Hill.
Short stories are allowed and Brokeback Mountain is there, based on Annie Proulx's piece originally published in New Yorker magazine.
Stephen King could have been in the list three times over for short stories from one collection. In Different Seasons, three out of four of the stories became films - The Shawshank Redemption, Stand By Me and Apt Pupil.
The films of Stanley Kubrick could also have been in there several times since most of his movies were adapted works. The two which made the list are his version of Anthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange and Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita.
Jane Austen is included once, for Pride and Prejudice rather than Emma Thompson's Oscar-winning adaptation of Sense and Sensibility directed by Ang Lee.
And then there are the ones which are not there - no JK Rowling for Harry Potter or Tolkien for Lord of the Rings, nor EM Forster for Howards End, Room With a View or Maurice.
The Guardian, in association with the Book Marketing Group, will publish a supplement in the Film & Music section on May 5 when voting will begin. The winner will be revealed at the Guardian Hay literary festival at the end of May. From words to pictures
1984 Alice in Wonderland American Psycho Breakfast at Tiffany's Brighton Rock Catch 22 Charlie & the Chocolate Factory A Clockwork Orange Close Range (inc Brokeback Mountain) The Day of the Triffids Devil in a Blue Dress Different Seasons (inc The Shawshank Redemption) Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (aka Bladerunner) Doctor Zhivago Empire of the Sun The English Patient Fight Club The French Lieutenant's Woman Get Shorty The Godfather Goldfinger Goodfellas Heart of Darkness (aka Apocalypse Now) The Hound of the Baskervilles Jaws The Jungle Book A Kestrel for a Knave (aka Kes) LA Confidential Les Liaisons Dangereuses Lolita Lord of the Flies The Maltese Falcon Oliver Twist One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Orlando The Outsiders Pride and Prejudice The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie The Railway Children Rebecca The Remains of the Day Schindler's Ark (aka Schindler's List) Sin City The Spy Who Came in From the Cold The Talented Mr Ripley Tess of the D'Urbervilles Through a Glass Darkly To Kill a Mockingbird Trainspotting The Vanishing Watership Down
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Out of that list I've only seen and read two of the choices.
Fight Club The movie is easily better then the book. Palahnuik even says so on one of the commentaries.
Watership Down The cartoon was good, except for the acid induced song they stuck in the middle. I prefer the book.
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rex said: Watership Down The cartoon was good, except for the acid induced song they stuck in the middle. I prefer the book.
that cartoon is kinda creepy. Scary little bunnies!
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I have a copy of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" [book] and I liked it. Anybody ever see the movie? Should I see it? Oh, and I read Different Seasons/"Shawshank" I also have a copy of the following movies: A Clockwork Orange American Psycho [unrated] Shawshank Redemption... eh. A few more...
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PCG342 said: I have a copy of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" [book] and I liked it. Anybody ever see the movie? Should I see it?
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Kind of cool they included that.
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There has to be some sort of odd criteria I'm not getting because I can think of several glaring omissions. Shawshank Redemption, the Shining, City of God, Silence of the Lambs, Paths of Glory, 2001, Memento, etc.
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Shawshank redemption is on the list, the book was called Different Seasons.
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