ABCs at the Movies: The Doubles Round!

[southendmd]

Zelary was also nominated for an Oscar (best foreign film), expected to win, and lost; also it deals with romance found in unexpected places.

[southendmd]

I propose, in honor of our esteemed gamesmistress MaineWriter, that we have a round devoted to great writers.  Post films either written by, or adapted from works by great writers (of course, in the opinion of the poster).

Unplayed films, as usual, and Wildcard X in effect.

[MaineWriter]

I propose, in honor of our esteemed gamesmistress MaineWriter, that we have a round devoted to great writers.  Post films either written by, or adapted from works by great writers (of course, in the opinion of the poster).

Unplayed films, as usual, and Wildcard X in effect.

Ah, thank you Paul! What a great idea!

Folks, I am zooming off to Dartmouth, Massachusetts for the next two days so I won't be around much, between driving and presenting at a workshop. (Gasp! Work! What a concept!). So, have fun and I'll try to pop in when I have a free minute in the evening.

Leslie
GM/MW

[Fran]

aka The ABC Murders

Agatha Christie





From IMDb:

The Belgian detective Hercule Poirot investigates a series of murders in London in which the victims are killed according to their initials. The first victim is A.A. the second B.B. and so on. Poirot is assisted in his investigations by Captain Hastings and Inspector Japp.

[Meryl]

Edgar Allan Poe



Great idea for a round, Paul! 

[oilgun]

Chuck Palahniuk
Does it count if they're still alive? 



I could find the movie poster but here is a still:

[southendmd]

Steven Vincent Benét

Retelling of the Faust tale, this story won an O. Henry award in 1938.

[Fran]

Jane Austen





From IMDb:

By no means my favourite Austen novel, and Paltrow is by no means my favourite actress, but I found the film almost totally delightful. Paltrow does a good job, and Cummings, Stevenson and the one who plays Miss Bates are all absolutely terrific. The period detail is not alienating; the feel of the movie is just right, in fact. But the real 'find' is Jeremy Northam as Mr Knightley. There could not be more perfect casting, IMO. I hated Mr K in the novel, but found him wonderfully human and humane in the film. Northam's good looks and smiling eyes are no hindrance to enjoyment, either! Highly recommended.

[Meryl]

Ray Bradbury

[Lynne]

John Steinbeck

From Wikipedia:

The Grapes of Wrath is a classic novel published in 1939 and written by John Steinbeck, who was awarded the Pulitzer Prize and the Nobel Prize for Literature. It is frequently read in high school and college literature classes. A celebrated Hollywood film version, starring Henry Fonda and directed by John Ford, was made in 1940; however, the endings of the book and the movie differ greatly.

Steinbeck wrote The Grapes of Wrath at his home, 16250 Greenwood Lane, in what is now Monte Sereno, California. Set during the Great Depression, the novel focuses on a poor family of sharecroppers, the Joads, driven from their home by drought, economic hardship, and changes in the agriculture industry. In a nearly hopeless situation, they set out for California's Central Valley along with thousands of other "Okies" in search of land, jobs, and dignity. The novel is meant to emphasize the need for cooperative, as opposed to individualistic, solutions to social problems brought about by the mechanization of agriculture and the Dust Bowl drought.