Literary Adaptation Movies

  • 2006
    The Guide for the Perplexed

    The Guide for the Perplexed

    The Guide for the Perplexed

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    Director Yigal Bursztyn’s made-for-TV road movie takes viewers on a contemporary journey in which he traces the gospel and teachings of Jewish...

    The Guide for the Perplexed
  • 2015
    Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes

    Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes

    Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes

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    Traumatised by a painfull breakup, Joseph decides on stepping out of his house, and finding some sugar in order to remove bitterness from his life.

    Conte de fées à l'usage des moyennes personnes
  • 1959
    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

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    The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio,...

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
  • 1949
    Ghost Woman of the Old Mansion

    Ghost Woman of the Old Mansion

    Ghost Woman of the Old Mansion

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    Mok Ming moves into Po Tak-yan’s old mansion. Po's mistress, the songstress Tsi Law-heung, has died in it. Her spirit haunts the mansion as she...

    Ghost Woman of the Old Mansion
  • 1896
    Trilby and Little Billee

    Trilby and Little Billee

    Trilby and Little Billee

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    Trilby lounges on a table with her shoes off, smoking, laughing, enjoying a piece of cake, and kissing her friend in a scene from the popular...

    Trilby and Little Billee
  • 1956
    An Idiot Adada

    An Idiot Adada

    An Idiot Adada

    01956HD

    Adada's poor husband suddenly strikes it rich. He changes his hovel for a beautiful home, but his character changes as well. He becomes overly proud...

    An Idiot Adada
  • 1947
    New Arabian Nights

    New Arabian Nights

    New Arabian Nights

    01947HD

    Showing off his love of visual aesthetics as a painter, director Dan Duyu combines elegance, exoticism and oddity into a grand big-budget package...

    New Arabian Nights
  • 1923
    The Bread Peddler

    The Bread Peddler

    The Bread Peddler

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    The Bread Peddler is a 1923 French silent drama film directed by René Le Somptier and starring Suzanne Desprès, Gabriel Signoret and...

    The Bread Peddler
  • 1993
    Beck – De gesloten kamer

    Beck – De gesloten kamer

    Beck – De gesloten kamer

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    A police officer investigates the case of a man shot dead in a room locked from the inside. A suicide? Then where's the gun?

    Beck – De gesloten kamer
  • 1958
    Prince of Thieves

    Prince of Thieves

    Prince of Thieves

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    Middle Eastern folktale collection One Thousand and One Nights has been greatly treasured by Western storytellers who are fascinated by the fantastic...

    Prince of Thieves
  • 1966
    The Witty Bus Girl

    The Witty Bus Girl

    The Witty Bus Girl

    01966HD

    Industrialist Tam Kar-cheung knowingly puts the lives of his workers at risk so as to line his pocket with insurance payments. The chivalrous Bus...

    The Witty Bus Girl
  • 1970
    We Spread

    We Spread

    We Spread

    01970HD

    Follows an aging artist who, after the death of her partner, is moved into a unique long-term care residence where she begins to distrust her...

    We Spread
  • 2018
    The Binocle

    The Binocle

    The Binocle

    02018HD

    A short film based on the short story "De Binocle" by Dutch writer Louis Couperus. It tells the story of a nervous man who on one evening while going...

    The Binocle
  • 1967
    Stroller

    Stroller

    Stroller

    01967HD

    An old member of Namsadang (a wayfaring group of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)) leaves his daughter Gye-yeon at a tavern of Hwagye Market, a traditional...

    Stroller
  • 2007
    Astons Stone

    Astons Stone

    Astons Stone

    02007HD

    The little puppy Aston finds a lonely a cold stone in the forrest a decides to bring it home a care for it. Based on the childrens bokk with the same...

    Astons Stone
  • 2014
    Poor Sailor

    Poor Sailor

    Poor Sailor

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    Jonás and Raquel live in the field. Their life is happy and in harmony with the envoronment. One day, Néstor, Jonás's brother,...

    Poor Sailor
  • 2011
    Working Class

    Working Class

    Working Class

    5.22011HD

    Loosely based on Charles Dicken’s book “A Tale of Two Cities”, Working Class tells the tale of underground street artists Mike...

    Working Class
  • 2017
    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd

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    Benjamin Britten: Billy Budd
  • 2018
    On the Move

    On the Move

    On the Move

    02018HD

    A poor taxi driver offered a chance for a better financial future must weigh up the cost of walking away from what he most values. // In a world...

    On the Move
  • 2023
    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    Winnie-the-Pooh

    02023HD

    Adapted word-for-word from A.A. Milne's masterpiece, Winnie-the-Pooh helps his friends Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, and Christopher Robin in their...

    Winnie-the-Pooh