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Jumping from page to screen is a risk giant because it can elevate a story but also bury it. Some pearls of literature are not transposed but violated by adaptations, sometimes driven by commercial logic or economic interests. Not this time. These ten cases, based on novels from the near past, demonstrate that the freshness and purity of a book can truly be translated into images.
It has always happened, from ancient myths onwards, that a way was found to bring powerful and universal stories back to life. The arrival of platforms broadens the range of possibilities and allows for a broader narrative that often establishes a sort of familiarity with the public.
That they are geographically well-defined stories (such as the very Roman events of Zerocalcare) or set in dystopian realities (see The Handmaid’s Tale) or magical (like Fantastic Beasts, prequels to Harry Potter), it matters little. The private dimension of the events becomes a global paradigm and touches the viewer in a new way.
Even historical reinterpretations in soap sauce (like Bridgerton), for example, find themselves in front of a new life thanks to the pop and contemporary touch. It is no longer a question of lucky exceptions but of a trend that is increasingly solidifying and welcomes transversal targets.
This is why these ten novels become a source of entertainment in the first of the summer months: they have a familiar atmosphere but are loaded with new meanings, all to be rediscovered.
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Source: Vanity Fair