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The Film Programme: The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen

The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen

27/12/2012

BBC Radio 4 - The Film Programme, The Unfilmable Books That Have Made It to the Big Screen

Francine Stock and guests look at the challenges filmmakers face adapting difficult books.

The latest news from the world of film. Francine Stock and guests look at the challenges filmmakers face adapting difficult books.

In a special edition, Francine Stock and guests discuss difficult books adapted for the big screen. Deepa Mehta talks Midnight's Children, Ang Lee reveals the challenges of making Life of Pi, and Walter Salles discusses On the Road. Meanwhile, Sir Christopher Frayling, critic Tim Robey, and screenwriter Tony Grisoni look back over the years at cinema's attempts at realising 'unfilmable' books.

Producer: Craig Smith.

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