It's that time of year when reading is a daily activity and I'm really enjoying my small pocket of quiet before I begin work at the end of the month. One of my all time favourite movies is Practical Magic. I love the tale of two sisters, a family of witches, a curse, the small town feel, and of course, love. Love gone wrong, loving the wrong man, loving the right man. Every time this movie is on television I absolutely must watch it. Recently I was watching it and I noticed that it was based on the book by Alice Hoffman and that she was credited with writing the screenplay. I realised that I'd never read the book and I always love comparing the book with the movie. I especially love it when the author who wrote the book also writes the screenplay. It gives me a chance to think about the writing process and the decisions that were made as a writer to bring it to the screen. Firstly the differences between the book and the movie:
Stylistic differences:
So which do I prefer:
However, I'm really happy to have discovered Alice Hoffman and to see her impressive backlist. I'll be reading more of her books!
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AuthorAuthor of Return to Me, Hollywood Dreams and Vintage Dreams. Short story is published in the anthology Little Raven Two by Little Raven Publishing. Pen name for Amra Pajalic. Archives
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