Tag Archives: inspired by a novel

53 years of love (film: Love in the Time of Cholera – Mike Newell, 2007)

Posted on November 20, 2025 by admin

Comparisons between books and the films inspired by those books seem to me to be completely useless exercises. Literature and Film are two arts that work with completely different materials, their creative processes have nothing in common and literature lovers … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Fernanda Montenegro, Gabriel García Márquez, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, Hollywood movies, inspired by a novel, Javier Bardem, Love in the Time of Cholera, Mike Newell, Ronald Harwood, South-American literature | Leave a comment

the first adventure on screen of the invisible man (film: The Invisible Man – James Whale, 1933)

Posted on October 13, 2025 by admin

I don’t know how many adaptations for the big and small screens there are of H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The Invisible Man’. IMDB lists 60, but this list also includes ‘spin-offs’, that is, films with invisible heroes (or invisible heroines!) that … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Rains, Hollywood movies, horror movies, inspired by a novel, James Whale, sci-fi horror, The Invisible Man | Leave a comment

crime and passion (film: Les innocents aux mains sales – Claude Chabrol, 1975)

Posted on August 25, 2025 by admin

They say that to assess the skills of a director, it is good to see not only his best films, but also those that for one reason or another failed with the public or in the eyes of critics. ‘Les … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Chabrol, crime film, French cinema, inspired by a novel, international movies production, Isabelle Huppert, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean Rochefort, Les innocents aux mains sales, Rod Steiger, Sandrine Bonnaire | Leave a comment

the indiscrete wickedness of the bourgeoisie (film: La rupture – Claude Chabrol, 1970)

Posted on August 1, 2025 by admin

Some of the most scathing cinematic critiques of the bourgeoisie and the social order it dominated were created in the years after the student uprisings of 1968. They did not always take the form of explicitly political films, and one … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Claude Chabrol, French cinema, inspired by a novel, Jean-Pierre Cassel, La rupture, Michel Bouquet, Pierre Jansen, political cinema, psychological thriller, Stephane Audran, The Breach | Leave a comment

the other masterpiece of Orson Welles (film: The Trial – Orson Welles, 1962)

Posted on July 11, 2025 by admin

‘The Trial‘ (1962) is – in my opinion – the second peak of Orson Welles‘s directing career, along with ‘Citizen Kane’. Welles himself considered it his best film. ‘The Trial‘ is the title of two masterpieces: one literary – Franz … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Franz Kafka, inspired by a novel, international movies production, Jeanne Moreau, Orson Welles, political cinema, The Trial | Leave a comment

soulless (film: Nosferatu – Robert Eggers, 2024)

Posted on January 4, 2025 by admin

Robert Eggers‘ ‘Nosferatu‘ is the second remake of F.W. Murnau’s famous film made over 100 years ago. I haven’t counted a sequel, a CGI remix of the original film, musicals or cartoons inspired by the same character. What could a … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bill Skarsgård, horror movies, inspired by a novel, international movies production, Jarin Blaschke, Lily-Rose Depp, Nosferatu, remake, Robert Eggers, Willem Dafoe | Leave a comment

Almodóvar Faces Death (film: The Room Next Door – Pedro Almodóvar, 2024)

Posted on December 23, 2024 by admin

In his latest film, ‘The Room Next Door‘ (2024), Pedro Almodóvar faces Death. Many of the great filmmakers have done it: Fellini, Bergman, Haneke, Kurosawa, Hitchcock. Some earlier, others towards the end of their careers and lives, Hitchcock in every … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged film about death, film about friendship, inspired by a novel, international movies production, Julianne Moore, Pedro Almodovar, Sigrid Nunez, The Room Next Door, Tilda Swinton | Leave a comment

love, mourning & love again (film: La délicatesse – David & Stéphane Foenkinos, 2011)

Posted on December 13, 2024 by admin

‘La délicatesse‘ (2011) is a kind of experiment. It is very rare for a novelist to fully take on the screen adaptation of his own novel, writing the script and also directing the film. David Foenkinos, one of the most … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Audrey Tautou, David Foenkinos, film about love, François Damiens, French cinema, inspired by a novel, La délicatesse, melodrama, romantic drama, Stéphane Foenkinos | Leave a comment

from Simenon to Hitchcock (film: Maigret tend un piège – Jean Delannoy, 1957)

Posted on December 11, 2024 by admin

Jean Delannoy lived to be a hundred years old and directed some 40 feature films in a career spanning over six decades. He was a contemporary of classical French cinema, of the directors of the New Wave and those who … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged Annie Girardot, detective movie, films about police, Georges Simenon, inspired by a novel, Jean Delannoy, Jean Gabin, Lino Ventura, Maigret tend un piège, Michel Audiard | Leave a comment

dangerous relationships (film: Notes on a Scandal – Richard Eyre, 2006)

Posted on November 23, 2024 by admin

I’m not sure why the creators of the film ‘Notes on a Scandal‘ (2006) insisted on adding a disclaimer at the end of the credits that claims that ‘any resemblance to real people or events is coincidental’. The disclaimer is … Continue reading →

Posted in movies | Tagged British cinema, Cate Blanchett, inspired by a novel, inspired by true events, Judy Dench, Notes on a Scandal, Richard Eyre, social drama, Zoë Heller | Leave a comment