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Several of this year’s Best Picture nominees are based on existing works. BT compares the movie versions with the originals.
An underdog from the slums of Mumbai, a woman on trial for her involvement in the Holocaust, a man who ages backwards, a battle of wills between an ex-US president and a British interviewer ��� the subjects of four of the nominees for Best Film at this year���s Oscars.
Moreover, these films are based on existing works: three of them are adapted from novels, and one from a play.
BT takes a look at how these films matched up to the books.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adapted from the short story by F Scott Fitzgerald
Slumdog Millionaire
Adapted from Vikas Swarup���s novel, Q &A
The film, which has been sweeping awards across the world, is about Jamal Malik, a young man one question away from winning Who Wants to be a Millionaire? However, the show���s host suspects him of cheating and he���s hauled off for police questioning, during which he explains how his experiences as a ���slumdog��� helped him get where he is. While the film follows the same premise as the book, it���s a masala Hollywood flick.
Frost/Nixon
Adapted from the play by Peter Morgan
The film has been criticised for the creative liberties taken by playwright/screenplay writer Peter Morgan, especially the phone call that Richard Nixon makes to David Frost before their final interview, and the portrayal of Frost. However, both Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, who play Nixon and Frost respectively in the stage and film versions, have been applauded for their performances.
The Reader
Adapted from Bernhard Schlink���s novel
The novel depicts how the protagonist views life after having an affair with an older woman when he was a teenager. Kate Winslet has been applauded for her performance as an unrepentant Nazi guard. However, the first half has been deemed ���overly sexual���, more so than the book.
More stills from Slumdog Millionaire
Moreover, these films are based on existing works: three of them are adapted from novels, and one from a play.
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Adapted from the short story by F Scott Fitzgerald
While the premise of the book and the film remains the same, the approach taken and tone used by screenplay writer Eric Roth are vastly different from the short story. Roth transforms Fitzgerald���s comic farce into a sweeping epic about love lost and found. The principles of Benjamin Button���s ageing are quite different ��� he���s born as a full-grown old man and grows up to be a bottle-fed baby in the story; the film has him enter the world as a wrinkled baby with cataract and leave it as a baby with dementia.
Slumdog Millionaire
Adapted from Vikas Swarup���s novel, Q &A
The film, which has been sweeping awards across the world, is about Jamal Malik, a young man one question away from winning Who Wants to be a Millionaire? However, the show���s host suspects him of cheating and he���s hauled off for police questioning, during which he explains how his experiences as a ���slumdog��� helped him get where he is. While the film follows the same premise as the book, it���s a masala Hollywood flick.
Frost/Nixon
Adapted from the play by Peter Morgan
The film has been criticised for the creative liberties taken by playwright/screenplay writer Peter Morgan, especially the phone call that Richard Nixon makes to David Frost before their final interview, and the portrayal of Frost. However, both Frank Langella and Michael Sheen, who play Nixon and Frost respectively in the stage and film versions, have been applauded for their performances.
The Reader
Adapted from Bernhard Schlink���s novel
The novel depicts how the protagonist views life after having an affair with an older woman when he was a teenager. Kate Winslet has been applauded for her performance as an unrepentant Nazi guard. However, the first half has been deemed ���overly sexual���, more so than the book.
More stills from Slumdog Millionaire
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