Film and Literature
What happens when a story moves from the page to the screen? It may gain music, faces, and sweeping landscapes, but it also has to leave some things behind. In this episode, we’re exploring film and literature: two art forms that share the power of storytelling while inviting us to experience stories in very different ways. Rather than asking which medium is better, let’s look at what each one can do—and what happens when they meet.
First, books give us a special kind of access to a character’s inner life. A novelist can spend pages on a passing thought, an unreliable memory, or a feeling the…
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