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By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:29:09 +0000

Mindy: Those both sound awesome. I haven’t watched a literary biography in awhile, but I do love them. The cast of ‘Elegy of Iris’ sounds powerful.

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:28:18 +0000

Jeanne: Kenneth Branagh makes me laugh, mostly because of the awful version of Frankenstein that he did. It was just so over the top! I’ve seen him in a few Shakespeare movies too, and he’s better in those

By: Mindy Withrow

Mindy Withrow — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:18:22 +0000

Many of my favorite movies are the literary biography ones. I thought the film Miss Potter was a wonderful retelling of Beatrix’s life. I also recently read Elegy for Iris, a memoir by her husband of one of the greatest novelists, Iris Murdoch; the film version starring Judi Dench, Jim Broadbent, and Kate Winslet is beautiful and remarkably faithful to the book.

By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:34:32 +0000

If anyone wants to do a Shakespeare, the Oliver Parker-directed Kenneth Branagh as Iago and Laurence Fishburn as Othello quick film version is really good. I call it “quick” because it’s greatly (but well) edited. Also there’s a funny Branagh/Emma Thompson Much Ado about Nothing–good except for a wooden Don John by Keanu Reeves.

And I’d like to chime in about how good that older film of A Room With a View is.

By: Karenlibrarian

Karenlibrarian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:38:45 +0000

Actually, Love in a Cold Climate might be too long for a book group viewing, it may have been two parts — and it’s based on two books by Nancy Mitford, The Pursuit of Love and Love in a Cold Climate. But they’re still wonderful if you like period dramas.

By: Karenlibrarian

Karenlibrarian — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 21:36:13 +0000

I wouldn’t say that the recent BBC Room with a View was terrible, just disappointing, considering the 1985 version was so good. The only thing I really disliked was the tacked-on ending, but it would be hard to compare ANYTHING with the original, it really captured the book. The acting was excellent, great casting, and beautful locations. How can you top Merchant-Ivory productions?

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:55:24 +0000

Karenlibrarian: Thanks for the suggestions, those all look interesting. I’ve heard for a couple, but not others.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:54:41 +0000

Eva: Yay, I hope it is good! Hoffman is usually great in the movies he does though. The Crucible is a really fascinating play and movie for a lot of reasons. I didn’t realize Miller wrote the movie too.

By: Kim

Kim — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:53:45 +0000

Lisa: Shakespeare would be a challenge — I have such a hard time with him. One of our members is a theater critic, so I’m sure she’d have a lot to say.

And Howard’s End again… why can’t I remember that book?