SvdW | Books Adapted to Screenplays I've Read in 2021
Hi everyone, this is my first list of books I've read that were turned into screenplays. I wanted to do something different from all the movies and series I seem to watch every year. I got back into reading last year.
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- DirectorJohn CarpenterStarsRoddy PiperKeith DavidMeg FosterThey influence our decisions without us knowing it. They numb our senses without us feeling it. They control our lives without us realizing it. They live.Eight O'Clock in the Morning
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Ray Faraday Nelson
[ U.S.A. ]
Listened to audiobook (Read by Gregg Margarite) on Wednesday, January. 4, 2021.
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Watched via youtube, because my local library didn't have the short story.
This was a really short story, only five pages in total if I'm not mistaken. - DirectorMorten TyldumStarsAksel HennieSynnøve Macody LundNikolaj Coster-WaldauAn accomplished headhunter risks everything to obtain a valuable painting owned by a former mercenary.Headhunters
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Jo Nesbø
[ Dutch ] translated by Annelies de Vroom
Read from Saturday. December. 12 ,2020 until Wednesday, January. 6, 2021.
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Book was a bit damaged, some pages were severly damaged. - DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsTom CruiseColin FarrellSamantha MortonJohn works with the PreCrime police which stop crimes before they take place, with the help of three 'PreCogs' who can foresee crimes. Events ensue when John finds himself framed for a future murder.The Minority Report
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Philip K. Dick
[ U.S.A. ]
Listened to audiobook (Read by ?) from Wednesday, January. 4, 2021 ‘till Sunday, January. 10, 2021.
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Watched via youtube, because my local library didn't have the short story.
The person who voiced the youtube video was a bit echo-y, which was at points a bit off putting.
Might quit audiobooks of youtube at this time. - CreatorFrank SpotnitzStarsAlexa DavalosLuke KleintankRufus SewellIn a dystopian America dominated by Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, a young woman discovers a mysterious film that may hold the key to toppling the totalitarian regimes.De man in het hoge kasteel
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Philip K. Dick
[ Dutch ] translated by Irving Pardoen
Read from Monday. January. 18, 2021 until Saturday, January. 6, 2021.
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Fairly underwhelmed. Characters, story and climax aren't up to snuff. - DirectorAbdellatif KechicheStarsLéa SeydouxAdèle ExarchopoulosSalim KechioucheAdèle's life is changed when she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire and to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adèle grows, seeks herself, loses herself, and ultimately finds herself through love and loss.Blauw is een warme kleur
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Julie Maroh
[ Dutch ] translated by Jelle De Swert
(Re-)Read from Tuesday, March. 23, 2021 until Sunday, March. 28, 2021
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One of my personal favourite Graphic Novels. I am not even gay or a part of the LGBTQ+ community, but I love this one regardless. - DirectorMartin RittStarsRichard BurtonOskar WernerClaire BloomInstead of coming in from the Cold War, British agent Alec Leamas chooses to face another mission.Spion aan de muur
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John le Carré
[ Dutch ] translated by John M. Vermeys
Read from Sunday, March. 7, 2021 until Saturday, April. 17, 2021
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Excellent read. Ballsy ending too which I wasn't expecting. Much better than The Constant Gardener (book and film). - DirectorRoman PolanskiStarsMia FarrowJohn CassavetesRuth GordonA young couple trying for a baby moves into an aging, ornate apartment building on Central Park West, where they find themselves surrounded by peculiar neighbors.Rosemary's Baby
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Ira Levin
[ Dutch ] translated by Else Hoog
Read from Saturday, April. 17, 2021 until Saturday, May. 8, 2021.
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Quite a good book. Ballsy ending too. - DirectorVincent ParonnaudMarjane SatrapiStarsChiara MastroianniCatherine DeneuveGena RowlandsA precocious and outspoken Iranian girl grows up during the Islamic Revolution.Persepolis
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Marjane Satrapi
[ Dutch ] translated by Toon Dohmen
Read from Friday, April. 23, 2021 until Monday, May. 31, 2021
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Might like it a bit more than the film. The book felt a bit more cohesive. - StarsGijs Scholten van AschatRenée SoutendijkCoen FlinkHendrik Grond, a young lawyer, finds his wife in bed with his older colleague Piet Grewestein. The two don't see him and he leaves the house. He decides to get revenge, not immediately but in terms, like the pay back of a loan.Op afbetaling
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Simon Vestdijk
[ Dutch ]
Read from Wednesday, June. 9, 2021 until Sunday, July. 11, 2021
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Decent little book but not without its issues. Adaption might be better (my guess without even having it seen yet). - DirectorNiels Arden OplevStarsMichael NyqvistNoomi RapaceEwa FrölingA journalist is aided by a young female hacker in his search for the killer of a woman who has been dead for forty years.Mannen die vrouwen haten
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Stieg Larsson
[ Dutch ] translated by Tineke Jorissen-Wedzinga
Read from Monday, June. 12, 2021 until Saturday, September. 11, 2021
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Excellent novel. Kinda annoyed that I watched the 2011 remake before reading this, but kinda glad I didn't pay to much attention. I remembered the torture room and ending scene though.