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Book to Film
Investigate the adaptation of a book to the medium of film.
Select one of the books from the list below or one of your own choice. These books have been adapted to film either to the cinema or to television. Read the book of your choice carefully.
Adams, R |
Watership Down |
Benchley, |
P Jaws |
Blatty, W P |
The Exorcist |
Bloch, R |
Psycho |
Bennett, J |
Gallipoli |
Burgess, A |
A Clockwork Orange |
Carey, P |
Bliss |
Christie, |
A Murder on the Orient Express |
Delderfield, R F |
Diana ; A Horseman Riding By ; To Serve Them All My Days |
Fowles, J |
The French Lieutenant’s Woman |
Forster, E M |
A Passage to India |
Fast |
The Immigrants |
Golding, W |
Lord of the Flies |
Hardy, T |
Tess of the D’Urbevilles |
Hinton, S E |
The Outsiders ; Rumble Fish |
Hugo, V |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
James, H |
The Turn of the Screw (Film: The Innocents ) |
Kaye, M M |
The Far Pavilions |
Kesey, K |
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest |
King, S |
The Shining |
McCullough |
The Thorn Birds |
Orwell, G |
1984 |
Patterson, B |
The Man from Snowy River |
Shute, N A |
A Town like Alice |
Tolkien, J R |
The Lord of the Rings |
Wells, H G |
The Island of Dr Moreau (Film: The Island of Lost Souls ) |
Write a detailed response to the book you have read. Consider:
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The characters — did you find them interesting?
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The scenes you remember most — what made them so memorable?
- The wider issues raised by the book. What were they?
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The author’s style — how successfully did the author create and maintain your interest? By what devices?
See the film of the book.
Form a detailed response to the following questions:
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What were the main similarities between the book and the film?
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What were the main differences?
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Do you feel that the film set out to recreate the book faithfully, or did it aim to adapt the book?
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Select one or two memorable scenes from the film. What made them particularly memorable? What are the main similarities/differences between these memorable scenes and those which you found memorable in the book?
What approach do you think you might have taken if the task of filming the book had been your responsibility.
Use your notes to organise a seminar in which you explain the main differences between the book and film you have studied. Make use of excerpts from the book and scenes from the film.
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