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The "Wings of the Dove": Henry James in the 1990s (BFI Modern Classics)

by RobinWood (Author)

Synopsis

Examines the most successful literary adaption of a clutch of 1990s films based on Henry James' "The Wings of the Dove" (Ian Softley, 1997). The author is interested in the nature of cinema adaptations of classic literature and it is in this context that he has written.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Publisher: BFI Publishing
Published: 01 Aug 1999

ISBN 10: 0851707343
ISBN 13: 9780851707341
Book Overview: Previous titles; Howard Hawks , Personal Views: Explorations in Film , Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan and Hitchcock's Films Revisited .

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This eloquent explication is a superb essay on the question of faithfulness vs. freedom in novel-to-film adaptations. -- Salon
Author Bio
Robin Wood has written many renowned books on the cinema, including Howard Hawks (1981), Personal Views: Explorations in Film (1976), Hollywood from Vietnam to Reagan (1986) and Hitchcock's Films Revisited (1989).