Louise Willder: The Book Was Better: The Triumphs and Travesties of Book to Film Adaptation

Is the book always better than the film?

According to legions of book lovers around the world, Hollywood never gets it right – they gloss over crucial moments, the dialogue sounds bizarre and the characters never look like they’re supposed to.

But what about Jaws or The Godfather? These films are so much better than the potboiler novels they came from. And then there are some perfect adaptations. Doesn’t every reader’s heart sing when they watch Ang Lee’s Sense and Sensibility?

Louise uncovers what makes a good adaptation, how some can be so bad, and why we insist on telling the same stories over and over again.

Louise Willder will also be introducing a screening of Ang Lee's Sense and Sensibility (U) at 7:15pm on the same evening. All ticketholders to this Derby Book Festival event can attend the film screening for no charge.