“Books and films have been joined at the hip ever since the earliest days of cinema, and adaptations of novels have regularly provided audiences with the classier end of the film spectrum,” said the Guardian.
These are the ten best film adaptations according to the critics of the Guardian and Observer.
Director: Milos Forman
Stars: Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher
, Michael Berryman
Director: Ang Lee
Stars: Jake Gyllenhaal, Heath Ledger
, Michelle Williams
Director: Bernard Rose
Stars: Danny Huston, Peter Weller
, James Merendino
Director: Lynne Ramsay
Stars: Tilda Swinton, John C. Reilly
, Ezra Miller
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Stars: James Mason, Shelley Winters
, Sue Lyon
Director: Robert Altman
Stars: Elliott Gould, Nina van Pallandt
, Sterling Hayden
Director: Carol Reed
Stars: Ralph Richardson, Michèle Morgan
, Sonia Dresdel
The Guardian (founded in 1821) is a British national daily newspaper, and the Observer (founded in 1791) is its Sunday sibling. They are amongst the most influential papers in the world. The Guardian and its journalists have won numerous journalism awards, especially in the last decades.
Source: The Guardian
Last checked on: 16 January 2016
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