My Movie Business: A Memoir
After two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites, the movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel, The Cider House Rules, at last made it to the big screen. Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film process. Anecdotal, affectionate, and delightfully candid,...
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After two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites, the movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel, The Cider House Rules, at last made it to the big screen. Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film process. Anecdotal, affectionate, and delightfully candid, My Movie Business dazzles with Irving's incomparable wit and style.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345441300 (0345441303)
Publish date: October 10th 2000
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Irving recounts his experiences with the filming of his books. He provides considerable detail, particularly, for the transition of Cider House Rules from novel to film. It is a very nice look into the process of translating from novel to screenplay. He provides many examples of the decisions that h...
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