The common expectation is that [film] adaptations should be "faithful" to their source texts. But it's not all clear why we should burden films with this obligation.
When my novel Notes on a Scandal was turned into a movie some years ago, I was repeatedly asked if I minded that the filmmakers had "taken liberties" with the book. I did not mind. The liberties had been bought and paid for. And I had made my peace with the idea that my book was being adapted, not imitated or illustrated.
Zoe Heller, "Bookends," The New York Times, December 29, 2013
When my novel Notes on a Scandal was turned into a movie some years ago, I was repeatedly asked if I minded that the filmmakers had "taken liberties" with the book. I did not mind. The liberties had been bought and paid for. And I had made my peace with the idea that my book was being adapted, not imitated or illustrated.
Zoe Heller, "Bookends," The New York Times, December 29, 2013
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