Bonus Episode: Book To Film Adaptations

Did you know that in Iceland it's a Christmas tradition for people to exchange books on Christmas Eve? Then you take your book to bed that night, along with some chocolates.You will have to supply your own chocolates, but consider this our Christmas Eve book to you. Patrick talked with his friend Sarah Argodale about book adaptations, asking hard hitting questions like What Do The Harry Potter Adaptations Get Right and Wrong? Why Do We Have Such Strong Memories of Danny Devito's Matilda adaptation?What Movie Would You Want To See As A Book? Would You Watch A Malcolm X Biopic where he converted to Judaism instead of Islam?and much much more. Here's wishing a very Happy Holidays for you and yours. We'll be back in a couple weeks to talk about Robert Altman, who is maybe the greatest filmmaker of all time. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit directorsclub.substack.com/subscribe