As Part I, this list is in no particular order and excludes adaptations of Shakespearean plays.
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“Youth” Review
Youth [2015] – ★★★★ Directed by eminent Italian director Paolo Sorrentino (The Great Beauty (2013)), Youth is about Fred Ballinger (Michael Caine), a retired music composer who reminisces on his life while luxuriating at a health resort in the Swiss Alps. His old friend Mick Boyle (Harvey Keitel), an American film director, keeps him company,…
“The Quiet American” Review
The Quiet American [2002] – ★★★★1/2 Directed by Phillip Noyce (Patriot Games (1992)), The Quiet American (2002) is a marvellous adaptation of Graham Greene’s classic novel of the same name. This book-to-film adaptation is so good, it arguably suppresses the majority of previous Graham Greene novel adaptations, and the film is certainly better than the…