The books on screen
In the world of filmic adaptations of books, good books don’t necessarily make for good films, and great films are not always based on good books. A panel of experts gathered by The Guardian has just announced what it calls the top 50 book-to-film adaptations, and the newspaper is calling for readers to vote on their favourite.
The picks run from amusing (The Day of the Triffids) to predictable (The Godfather, Goodfellas, and Apocalypse Now), from discerning (Bladerunner, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, and the Ken Loach film Kes) to contemporary (Brokeback Mountain and Sin City). There is also one Canadian title: The English Patient.
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Click here for the Guardian’s list
