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Atom Egoyan's Film Felicia's Journey Adapted from the Novel by William Trevor

In five pages the film version of this novel is considered in terms of the changes and how the filmmaker elects to depict Trevor's...

A Review of A Bronx Tale

A 6 page essay reviewing both the film and print versions of this popular tale. Both the negative and positive aspects of America...

Geoffrey Chaucer's 'Knight's Tale' and the Film Adaptation

This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the Medieval story with the film version. There are 2 bibliographic sources that are cit...

Othello on the Stage and on Film

the others are Hamlet, Macbeth and King Lear and all of them display a writer at the height of his powers. They have been popular ...

Shakespeare’s Major Themes

of love that can so easily change course; it seems frivolous and rather shabby, after all Orsinos protestations of love to Olivia,...

The Cider House Rules/John Irving

are complex works, as this narrative relates strongly held beliefs on the controversial issue of abortion. While the student resea...

Narrative in Literature and Film: Frankenstein vs. Frankenstein

overall philosophical tone of the work. Whatever the reasons, the James Whale 1931 film is meant to frighten audiences, and it wor...

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

the novel as it pertains to Phoebus. Phoebus is a military man and Esmerelda is quite taken with him. She feels he is a real man a...

Romeo and Juliet: The Film

without being overly garish and they appear to be relatively true to the historical time period. These elements, which are related...

Book and Movie Versions of The Natural by Bernard Malamud

stories in that it takes the form of the medieval morality play. In this discussion we will examine the contrast between the nove...

The Prince of Tides and the Character of Savannah Wingo

In five pages this paper compares the novel and film versions of The Prince of Tide in a consideration of how Savannah Wingo and o...

Hamlet Film Adaptation by Franco Zeffirelli

In six pages this film version of Shakespeare's play is explored in an essay that analyzes the meaning and content of an important...

Comparative Analysis of Animal Farm Novel and Movie

This paper contrasts and compares the narrative that appears in the film version of Animal Farm and that of the novel penned by Ge...

Persuasion in Print and Film

Modern movie adaptations of classic novels are often hard to compare to the originals. This report discusses the film version of P...

A Comparison of The Film and Stage Versions of Macbeth

This paper compares and contrasts Shakespeare's original play with Roman Polanski's 1971 film version of Macbeth. This seven page...

For the Love of Erik, the Phantom of the Opera

honest, hes not an operatic singer-his background is in rock. But he trained for a year and his voice, if not the quality of a Pav...

Cinderella: Text and Film

clean and cook and be their servant. In both of the versions Cinderella becomes a slave to the step mother and step sisters. In th...

Read the Book First

unfold slowly and with care. That is a shame, because when films delve into character and do it well, its a revelation. The camera...

California and the 1992 Film Adaptation of John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men

featured performer in the action. It visually depicts why Americans have answered the call to Go West since the pioneer days. In...

Rewriting Shakespeare

find a different word. The line "Tell him his pranks have been too broad to bear with" (III.iv.2)is difficult because "broad" does...

Response to Preminger's "Saint Joan"

who committed suicide in 1979 at age 40, is a tragic figure in world cinema. Shes probably best known for ? bout de souffle (Breat...

1920 and 1992 Cinematic Adaptations of James Fenimore Cooper's Last of the Mohicans

was shot on location at Big Bear Lake and Yosemite Valley in California (Magills-1920). In an interview with film historian Kevin ...

Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet and Franco Zeffirelli's Romeo and Juliet Compared

has arranged for her so she can rejoin her husband and live in exile. Upon seeing what he believes to be the dead Juliet, Romeo s...

Phantom of the Opera

In this essay of three pages, the writer details how explosive the film version really is and the impact that it has. There is on...

Film Versions of The Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare

pairing of Burton and Taylor in the lead roles was certain to result in a box office success for virtually any movie. Add Shakespe...

The Lost World by Michael Crichton Novel and Film

The film has Malcolm being lured to the island by millionaire John Hammond, the mastermind behind the development of the dinosaurs...

Stage and Screen Adaptations of Hamlet by William Shakespeare

identity. It is interesting to note that as he pulls on his "cloak of madness" that his true intellect becomes completely clouded ...

A Comparison of the Book and Film Versions of Alcott's Little Women

the only ones allowed to have money, only serve to reinforce the institutions which helped them rise to power in the first place. ...

The Literary and Film Versions of Alcott's Little Women

are pleasant individuals who go through many different dilemmas, relatively simple dilemmas in the beginning. They become friends ...

Shakespeare and Film Related to Henry V

with Henry V losing only a small amount of men while the French lost many. Finally Henry V and King Charles meet and discuss the l...