Entries Tagged as 'Based on novel'
October 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Coraline (2009)
Screenplay by Henry Selick, based on the novel by Neil Gaiman
Directed by Henry Selick
Produced by Pandemonium/ Laika Entertainment
Running time: 100 minutes
So, What’s This About?
Coraline Jones (voiced by Dakota Fanning) relocates from Pontiac, Michigan to the overcast Ashland, Oregon. While her parents (Teri Hatcher, John Hodgman) write a gardening catalog, Coraline sets out to [...]
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Tags: Alternate universe · Animation · Based on novel · Beasts and monsters · Coming of age · Dreams and visions · Father/daughter relationship · Mother/daughter relationship · Surprise after end credits
September 23rd, 2009 · 3 Comments
Nowhere In Africa (2001)
Screenplay by Caroline Link, based on the novel by Stefanie Zweig
Directed by Caroline Link
Produced by Constantin Film/ MTM Cineteve/ Bavaria Film International/ Media Cooperation One
Running time: 141 minutes
So, What’s This About?
In January 1938, Walter Redlich (Merab Ninidze) lies stricken with malaria in a remote farmhouse in Rongai, Kenya. A lawyer disbarred [...]
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Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Coming of age · Father/daughter relationship · Military · Mother/daughter relationship · Train
September 1st, 2009 · 6 Comments
The Namesake (2007)
Screenplay by Sooni Taraporevala, based on the novel by Jhumpa Lahiri
Directed by Mira Nair
Produced by Mirabai Films/ Cine Mosaic
Running time: 122 minutes
So, What’s This About?
En route by train from Calcutta to Dungarpur in the year 1974, Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) is pried away from Nikolai Gogol’s The Overcoat by a passenger who implores [...]
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Tags: Based on novel · Brother/sister relationship · Coming of age · Dreams and visions · Father/son relationship · Mother/son relationship · Museums and galleries · Road trip · Train · Unconventional romance
The Jane Austen Book Club (2007)
Screenplay by Robin Swicord, based on the novel by Karen Joy Fowler
Directed by Robin Swicord
Produced by John Calley Productions/ Mockingbird Pictures
Running time: 106 minutes
By Joe Valdez
So, What’s This About?
In the urban trappings of Sacramento, mourners convene for the funeral of a hound dog. Jocelyn (Maria Bello) is a dog [...]
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Tags: Based on novel · Bathtub scene · Brother/sister relationship · Midlife crisis · Mother/daughter relationship