Movie-making is telling a story with the best technology at your disposal. ~ Tom Hanks
On this Film Friday, we will be looking at some of the best movies that have been adapted from memoirs.
According to an article written by Emily Temple on Flavorwire.com, it’s a delicate thing turning a memoir into a successful movie. Since film is another form of storytelling, you’d think it’d be easy but something is often lost in the translation when you move away from the first person prose of a narrative to a third person medium.
The following movies are some of the best memoir to movie adaptations. If you feel like watching a movie this weekend, perhaps watching a few of these films will give you a little insight into what a good memoir to movie adaptation looks like:
- My Week with Marilyn
- Motorcycle Diaries
- The Pianist
- Persepolis
- The Diving Bell and Butterfly
- October Sky
- 127 Hours
- An Education
- The Boys Life
- A Mighty Heart
To see a short summary of each of these movies, follow this link to Flavorwire.com.
Have a great weekend and see you on Monday. Next week on All Things Fulfilling we will be celebrating life, independence and summer. Join us!
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