Film Summaries, Film Casts, Film Makers

Introductions

Wuthering Heights (1847), Emily Brontë
Wuthering Heights Screenplay (1938), Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
Wuthering Heights (1939), directed by William Wyler
Los Abismos de Pasion (1954), directed by Luis Buñuel

Washington Square (1880), Henry James
The Heiress (1948), Ruth and Augustus Goetz
The Heiress (1949), directed by William Wyler

The Turn of the Screw (1898), Henry James
The Innocents (1950), William Archibald
The Innocents (1961), directed by Jack Clayton

Pygmalion (1913), George Bernard Shaw
Pygmalion (1938), directed by Anthony Asquith and Leslie Howard
My Fair Lady (1956), Alan J. Lerner/Frederick Loewe
My Fair Lady (1964), directed by George Cukor

A Doll's House (1879), Henrik Ibsen
A Doll's House (1973), directed by Joseph Losey
A Doll's House (1973), directed by Patrick Garland

A Streetcar Named Desire (1947), Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), directed by Elia Kazan

Glossary of Film Terms

Film Summaries, Film Casts, Film Makers

Table of Contents--Film Summaries, Film Casts, Film Makers

Introductions
Women Should Be Empowered
..Brandon Anderson
Self-Esteem Problems in Classic Literature
..Nathan Beard
Do Not Remaster a Masterpiece
..Matt Engle
Issues of Control
..Adrienne Haley
Oscars by Misty
..Misty Hays
Music in the Movies
..Eric Hovis
Psychological and Family Issues of Film and Literature
..Eric Hovis
Past Perceptions of Women
..Shannon Logan
Lesson Learned
..John Luttrell
Every Man Has His Tale
..John Moreland
Every Woman Has Her Tale
..John Moreland
Turning a Book Into a Successful Movie or a Disaster
..Ashley Veigl
Lesson in Leaving
..Kasey Wilson
Men Are Jerks
..Kasey Wilson

Table of Contents--Introductions

Wuthering Heights
The Children Make the Story
..Brandon Anderson
Wuthering Heights Voted Worst Adaptation
..Brandon Anderson
A Well-Deserved Raspberry to William Wyler’s Wuthering Heights
..Lindey Bennett
Cinematic Softening
..Jamison Carner
Not Doing the Book Justice
..Jamison Carner
Incomplete without the Ironic Opposites
..Tiffany Deese
Remastering a Classic with Color and Children
..Tiffany Deese
Social Classes Shake Up Wuthering Heights and The Notebook
..Beth Ann Dunavant
There Ought to Be a Law
..Brittany Fentress
Withering Hearts Is More Like It
..Misty Hays
Making a Real Wuthering Heights Adaptation For Once
..Eric Hovis
Wuthering Heights Meets Prozac Nation
..Kimberly Marks
The Case of the Cinematically Missing Children
..Kristin Meschler
Cinematic Character Suppression
..Michael Moreland
Justify My Love
..Michael Moreland
Differently Depicting Relationships
..Crystal Pittman
The Tale of Two Intros
..Crystal Pittman
Heathcliff and Heathcliff: Two Different Men?
..Alichia Sawitoski
Wuthering Heights: Fine Wine or Vinegar?
..Ashley Sheikh
Gossip Queen?
..Jessica Wade
The Count of Wuthering Heights
..Heather White
Lost in Translation?
..Heather White
Open Casting
..Heather White
How Can It Be So Different?
..Nicole Zelesnikar
Mis-Interpretation
..Nicole Zelesnikar

Wuthering Heights--Los Abismos de Pasion
Los Abismos de Passion Falls Short
..Nathan Beard
Well Done Mexican Style Despite My Criticisms
..Alicia Christ
Don’t Forget about Wagner!
..Josh Coffey
Los Abismos de Pasion: Love, Revenge, and Vampirism?
..Matt Engle
All You Need Is Love (Of Power and Wealth Are Good Too)
..Kasey Wilson

Wuthering Heights versus Los Abismos de Pasion
Different, Yet the Same
..Lindsey Bennett
Alejandro: A Hispanic Rendering of Heathcliff
..Brittany Fentress
Cultures Affect Interpretation
..Shannon Logan
Film and Lit. Which Is Better: Spanish or American?
..Michelle Maden
Wuthering Heights the Movies
..Maria Ratliff

Table of Contents--Wuthering Heights

Washington Square--The Heiress
Was There Ever Any Love?
..Lindsey Bennett
Washington Square--A Modern Twist
..Whitney Bradley
Washington Suppressed
..Whitney Bradley
Parental Double Standards
..Tiffany Deese
A Father’s Disappointment in his Daughter
..Matt Engle
Morris Townsend: Greedy or Goody-Goody
Matt Engle
Can Olivia Play Catherine?
..Brittany Fentress
One Love for Another
..Adrienne Haley
Pitying Cathy
..Adrienne Haley
Never Judge a Book by Its Cover
..Misty Hays
Differing Perspectives
..Shannon Logan
And the Oscar Goes To…
..Amber Lyles
The Best Cast
..Amber Lyles
Two Performances from Olivia de Havilland
..Amber Lyles
Catherine’s Final Revenge: Was It the Right Thing to Do?
..Michelle Maden
Was Catherine’s Aunt Sincere?
..Michelle Maden
The Visual Magic of William Wyler
..Kristin Meschler
Betraying Family Ties
..Sarah Powell
Catherine’s Transformation
..Rebecca Prince
A Father's In-Affection
..Alichia Sawitoski
Mrs. Penniman: Pushy or Helpful?
..Alichia Sawitoski
The Heiress: A Changed Ending For The Better
..Ashley Sheik
From Heartbreak to Independence
..Ashley Veigl
Catherine: From a Psychological Perspective
..Heather White
Risk That Was Worth Taking
..Nicole Zelesnikar

Washington Square--The Heiress versus Wuthering Heights
Directed by Wyler a Decade Apart
..Brandon Anderson
Interesting Differences
..Tiffany Deese
Good Girls, Bad Boys
..Amber Lyles
Lover’s Deviations
..Michael Moreland

Washington Square--The Heiress versus Wuthering Heights–Los Abismos de Pasion
To Keep or Not to Keep the Essential Essence
..Nathan Beard
Desired and Despised
..Lindsey Bennett

Washington Square--The Heiress versus Wuthering Heights versus Los Abismos de Pasion
Book-to-Film Adaptations
..Nathan Beard

Table of Contents--Washington Square

The Turn of the Screw--The Innocents
And the Winner Is . . . The Innocents
..Brandon Anderson
Scary Movies Never Get Old
..Brandon Anderson
Twisted Added Scenes
..Jamison Carner
Adapting a Classic into a Modern Film
..Josh Coffey
Innocence Corrupted
..Josh Coffey
Cabin Fever or Psychotic?
..Sarah Dixon
Less Is More
..Sarah Dixon
Real Ghosts?
..Brittany Fentress
Climate Control
..Misty Hays
True Horror
..Misty Hays
Unexpected Endings
..Crystal Pittman
We Need Thinking Movies
..Rebecca Prince
Love Will Make You Crazy
..Jessica Riddle
Afraid of Nothing: There’s Nothing Scary about The Innocents
..Ashley Sheikh
Doppelgangers
..Jessica Wade
The Turn of the Screw and The Glass House
..Heather White
We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes
..Kasey Wilson
Darkness Equals Horrifying
..Nicole Zelesnikar

Table of Contents--The Turn of the Screw

Pygmalion
What About Freddy?
..Sarah Dixon
The Charm of the Open Endings
..Kristin Meschler
The Bachelor
..Jessica Wade

Pygmalion--My Fair Lady
And the Winner Is . . .
..Whitney Bradley
Wanna Join the He-Man Woman Hater Club?
..Whitney Bradley
Meet Me in St. Louis, Eliza
..Alicia Christ
My Fair Lady….Continued
..Alicia Christ
Henry Higgins the Vague
..Josh Coffey
The Costumes That Saved a Film
..Sarah Dixon
How to Remember an Artistic Masterpiece
..Sarah Dixon
Eliza’s Self-Improvement Plan
..Beth Ann Dunavant
The One and Only, Audrey Hepburn
..Beth Ann Dunavant
Henry Higgins’ Ways
..Matt Engle
Give Me Music and Happy Endings Any Time
..Brittany Fentress
Guttersnipe Girl
..Misty Hays
Eliza’s Courage
..Eric Hovis
Masking Underlying Issues
..Shannon Logan
Eliza Doolittle’s Extreme Makeover
..Amber Lyles
“Wouldn’t It Be Lovely”…Without the Music?
..Amber Lyles
The Brilliance of Cinematography
..Maria Ratliff
The Elegance of Yesteryear
..Ashley Veigl
Pretty Women as a Modern-Day My Fair Lady
..Heather White
Romance Shromance
..Kasey Wilson
Is Sex Really Needed for a Romantic Film to Be Successful?
..Nicole Zelesnikar
A True Classic
..Nicole Zelesnikar

Pygmalion--My Fair Lady
versus Wuthering Heights–Los Abismos de Pasion
Addition Versus Subtraction
..Matt Engle

Pygmalion versus My Fair Lady
Great Songs Plus Great Acting Equals a Winner
..Brandon Anderson
My Fair Lady Fails Pygmalion as a Movie
..Nathan Beard
Is It Love?
..Brittany Fentress
Freddy or Higgins?
..Adrienne Haley
Adaptation Problems
..Misty Hays
Dreams Do Come True
..Misty Hays
Stop Singing!
..Michael Moreland

Table of Contents--Pygmalion

A Doll's House Jane Fonda
And the Raspberry Goes to . . .
..Whitney Bradley
Enough Is Enough
..Whitney Bradley
Women and Men
..Josh Coffey
Hated It…
..John Luttrell
Digitally Remastered: A Doll’s House
..Amber Lyles
Whole Other World
..Alichia Sawitoski
A Zombie’s House: A Look at David Warner as Torvald in A Doll’s House
..Ashley Sheikh

A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Pygmalion
For What It’s Worth: Digital Remastering
..Kimberly Marks

A Doll's House Claire Bloom
Nora Trapped by a Garland
..Jamison Carner
All Dolled up
..Tiffany Deese
A Doll or a Child?
..Sarah Dixon
Nora’s Misguided Decision
..Matt Engle
To Read or to Watch? That Is the Question
..John Luttrell
Hopkins' Final Scene Explains so Much
..Kristin Meschler
Literary Time Travel: A Doll’s House
..Kristin Meschler

Doll's House Claire Bloom versus Washington Square versus The Heiress
The Heiress and the Doll Made Similar Choices
..Eric Hovis

A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Claire Bloom
Why We Love Anthony Hopkins More Than David Warner
.Brandon Anderson
And the Award and the Raspberry Go to . . .
..Jamison Carner
Let Us Play in the Snow
..Jamison Carner
A Not So Doll-Like House
..Jamison Carner
An Aid to Understanding but Not True to the Concept
..Alicia Christ
A Dream Cinematic Collaboration
..Brittany Fentress
The Rights of a Woman
..Adrienne Haley
Laurel Wreath Versus Raspberry Award
..Shannon Logan
One Play = Two Different Film
..Shannon Logan
Two Characters in One
Shannon Logan
Should Nora Stay or Leave?
..Michellel Maden
Which Movie Is Better?
..Michelle Maden
Empathy versus Apathy
..Michael Moreland
Leaving: Not Always for the Best
..Crystal Pittman
The “Nora” Makes the Story
..Rebecca Prince
A Better Doll’s House
..Maria Ratliff
Broken Promises
..Jessica Riddle
No Mom = Bad Mom
..Alichia Sawitoski
Nora: A Self-Centered Woman
..Alichia Sawitoski
Thank Goodness I Am a Woman Today!
..Nicole Zelesnikar

A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Claire Bloom versus Pygmalion versus My Fair Lady
Could It Be Love?
..Josh Coffey

Table of Contents--A Doll's House

A Streetcar Named Desire
Streetcar Comes Across as Intended
..Brandon Anderson
Is Marlon Brando Really Stanley Kowlaski?
..Nathan Beard
Is the Use of Graphic Images in Movies Really Needed?
..Nathan Beard
Riding the Streetcar with the Dynamic Duo
..Nathan Beard
A What Happened Next? A Streetcar Named Sorrow
..Lindsey Bennett
A Wonderful Adaptation of Streetcar
..Lindsey Bennett
What a Dysfunctional Family!
..Whitney Bradley
This Gentleman Does Not Prefer Blondes
..Jamison Carner
Fantasy/Illusion
..Josh Coffey
To Be or Not to Be
..Marci Coleman
Desired: A Darker, Stronger Cinematic Blanche
..Tiffany Deese
Screenplay to the Big Screen
..Sarah Dixon
Streetcar Moves in the Right Direction
..Beth Ann Dunavant
Streetcar’s Stanley Is Not Desirable
..Beth Ann Duvanant
Caveman Loving
..Adrienne Haley
Crazy for Love
..Andrienne Haley
True Illusion
..Misty Hays
The Effectiveness of Setting, Costume, and Cinematography in A Streetcar Named Desire
..Eric Hovis
Streetcar Characters Need Therapy
..Eric Hovis
Desired American Drama
..Shannon Logan
How Violent Is too Violent?
..John Luttrell
Great Acting=Great Movie
..Amber Lyles
The Laurel Wreath Award: A Streetcar Named Desire
..Amber Lyles
Was Blanche Right to Stay in Her World?
..Michelle Maden
The Actors That Make the Story
..Kimberly Marks
A Streetcar Called “Yeah Right”
..Kimberly Marks
The Hidden Love Story in A Streetcar Named Desire
..Kristin Meschler
Remaking a Classic: Tragedy in Film Making
..Kristin Meschler
The Technically Beautiful A Streetcar Named Desire
..Kristin Meschler
Flavor and Essence
..Crystal Pittman
The Power of Scenery
..Crystal Pittman
Bad Hair Day
..Sarah Powell
Blanche: The Home Wrecker
..Sarah Powell
True to the Story
..Sarah Powell
Yes, Master!
..Sarah Powell
Blanche Earns Our Sympathy
..Maria Ratliff
A Man’s Abuse
..Maria Ratliff
The Major Themes of A Streetcar Named Desire
..Jessica Riddle
My Vote
..Alichia Sawitoski
We Should Have Seen It Coming
..Alichia Sawitoski
Passion and Anger in New Orleans: An Analysis of Stanley and Marlon Brando’s Performance of Him in A Streetcar Named Desire
..Ashley Sheikh
Southern Melting Pot: New Orleans
..Ashley Sheikh
Steam of the South: A Look at the Heat found in the Setting of A Streetcar Named Desire
..Ashley Sheikh
The Bad English Teacher
..Jessica Wade
Equal Rights
..Jessica Wade
Every Man for Himself
..Jessica Wade
Not a Love Story
..Jessica Wade
When the Lights Go Out
..Heather White
Censorship of A Streetcar Named Desire
..Kasey Wilson
Blanche: A Complex Study in Insanity
..Nicole Zelesnikar

Streetcar Named Desire versus Wuthering Heights
Raspberry Versus Laurel Wreath
..Beth Ann Dunavant
Making Novels and Plays into Movies
..Eric Hovis

A Streetcar Named Desire versus The Turn of the Screw--The Innocents
Effects of Culture and Climate
..Kasey Wilson

A Streetcar Named Desire versus Pygmalion--My Fair Lady
Give the People What They Want
..Kasey Wilson
Stories of Perfection
..Sarah Yeatts

A Streetcar Named Desire versus A Doll's House Jane Fonda
How Much Is Too Much?
..Rebecca Prince

A Streetcar Named Desire versus A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Claire Bloom
Irresponsible Nora and Blanche Escaping Reality
..Ashley Veigl

Table of Contents--A Streetcar Named Desire

Glossary of Film Terms
. .Gregory Campbell

Table of Contents--Glossary of Film Terms

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