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Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy | 5 | 23.81% | |
Hiroshima by John Hersey | 9 | 42.86% | |
Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie | 4 | 19.05% | |
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux | 8 | 38.10% | |
2001: A Space Odyssey by Arthur C. Clarke | 7 | 33.33% | |
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl | 6 | 28.57% | |
Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling | 7 | 33.33% | |
Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace | 3 | 14.29% | |
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad | 13 | 61.90% | |
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08-30-2016, 12:17 AM | #31 |
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I'm not interested in the three children's books nor 2001. Of the rest, I haven't read Phantom and shall vote for that. I'm most interested in Heart of Darkness which I've wanted to re-read for years; it's a book that has lingered in my mind. Not sure which of the others I'll vote for; I'm willing to re-read any of them. I'll have to listen, but it's one of the many, many attractions of classics that there are usually cheap options for audio books. I'm obviously hoping for Conrad. Everyone will know that Coppola's Apocalypse Now is an updated version set during the Vietnam War and I see it's free on Amazon Prime Video, so I shall probably piggyback it onto Heart of Darkness if it wins. Last edited by issybird; 08-30-2016 at 05:10 AM. Reason: Fix stupidity. |
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And in another film to book connection that may have inspired the nomination of Ben-Hur . . The recently released Hollywood remake has been panned by critics and been a failure at the box office. |
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Interestingly there was no religious component whatsoever to the original (and unauthorized) version of the film. It was a short and straightforward adventure film. Last edited by WT Sharpe; 08-30-2016 at 07:54 AM. |
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Why there would have been a question about authorization if Wallace died in 1905 and the film was made in 1957?
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This entire list (with the obvious exception of Hiroshima) are books that became classic film - except not including the Disney cartoon version of Peter Pam, which is racist, misogynistic and entirely stupid (those animal costumes, why?). But the Mary Martin television performance is well worth seeing, even if not technically a film, and so is Robin Williams's Hook. I haven't seen the 2003 film, but that's a little recent to have achieved classic status in any case. |
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Just for certain clarity Apocalypse Now Redux is what is generally called a directors cut version of the original. Pretty much the same film, but with some material that wound up on the editing room floor for the original added. If the Amazon broadcast is the original I'd be interested in seeing it. It's been a long time since I've seen the original.
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Part of the problem with the list is too much violence and war.
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