Film Summaries, Film Casts, Film Makers

Introductions

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

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
In Lieu
..Erin Eagleson
Successful, My Ass
..Erin Eagleson
Chicken versus Egg
..Denise Higgins
SAY What?:
Hollywood's Propensity to Change the Ending
..Denise Higgins
Censorship in Black and White
..Kimberly A. Hunt
Small Change: The Deity of Film Adaptation
..Jared R. Nelson
Evils of Censorship
..Joseph M. Pence
To Cast or Not to Cast
..Joseph M. Pence

Table of Contents--Introductions

Wuthering Heights
The Spoiled Brat
..Mendy Adair
Emily's Secret
..Matthew Dycus
Heathcliff's Repayment
..Erin Eagleson
Pregnancy in Hollywood:
Society Affects a Novel's Screen Adaptation
..Denise Higgins
The True Meaning Lost in Hollywood's Glitz
..Denise Higgins
Imagination
..Kimberly A. Hunt
A Cinematic Love Story But No More
..Jason Kemp
Wuthering Heights: The Rainy Novel and Windy Film
..Jason Kemp
A Diamond in the Rough
..Lisa Manners
Evolution
..Jared R. Nelson
Brontė's Response
..Nolan Patton
The Not-So Wuthered Wuthering Heights
. .Joseph M. Pence
Catherine: Cathy's Angel of Mercy
..Christy Stephens
Heathcliff: The Object of His Own Demise
..Christy Stephens
From the Heights to Hollywood: The Difference in the Two Heathcliff Characters
..Adam Thompson
The Deconstruction of Catherine
..Dale Vanover
A Tragic Screenplay
..Julie Woodrome

Wuthering Heights--Los Abismos de Pasion
Oh, You Animal!
..Nolan Patton
The Devil of Los Abismos de Pasion
..Joseph M. Pence

Wuthering Heights versus Los Abismos de Pasion
Catherine the Free, Catherine the Undernourished,
and Catherine the Insane
..Gabrielle Deaton
Los Abismos de Pasion: Better than the British
..Jared R. Nelson

Table of Contents--Wuthering Heights

Washington Square--The Heiress
The Added Attraction of Attractiveness
..Mendy Adair
The Beast of Washington Square
..Gabrielle Deaton
Catherine's Folly
..Erin Eagleson
Outstanding Differences
..Kimberly A. Hunt
Revenge by Any Other Name Would Be as Sweet
..Colleen Klein
How Do You Measure a Father's Love?
..Lisa Manners
Catherine the Great?
..Joseph M. Pence
Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde:
The Difference Between Catherine's Character in The Heiress and Washington Square
..Adam Thompson
Dear Olivia
..Julie Woodrome

Washington Square--The Heiress versus Wuthering Heights
What's in a Name?
..Christy Stephens

Table of Contents--Washington Square

The Turn of the Screw--The Innocents
Are They Real, Or Are They Not?
..Mendy Adair
Unanswered Questions
..Kimberly A. Hunt
She Has (Not) Seen a Ghost
..Jason Kemp
Film Techniques Create Fear
..Colleen Klein
369 Words on The Innocents
..Jared R. Nelson
The True Turn of the Screw
..Nolan Patton
Who Are the Innocents?
..Joseph M. Pence
Miles: Future Serial Killer According to Jack Clayton
..Adam Thompson
Transparent Ghost Cause for Transparent Plot
..Dale Vanover
Not So Innocent
..Justin Young
Sometimes You Can Judge a Book by Its Film
..Justin Young

The Turn of the Screw--The Innocents--Wuthering Heights
Setting the Stage
..Matthew Dycus

The Turn of the Screw--The Innocents
versus Washington Square--The Heiress
Exciting Adaptations: For Better or for Worse
..Adam Thompson

Table of Contents--The Turn of the Screw

Pygmalion
Seduced by Bambi
..Erin Eagleson
A Class Act
..Jason Kemp
Every Little Girl's Dream
..Colleen Klein
Six Degrees of Pygmalion
.Nolan Patton

Pygmalion versus Wuthering Heights
Read before You Watch
..Kimberly A. Hunt

Pygmalion--My Fair Lady
A Perfect Match
..Kimberly A. Hunt
Eliza Doolittle Comes to Live Through Audrey Hepburn's Acting
..Lisa Manners
Eliza: The Misunderstood Victim
..Lisa Manners
Shades of Grey
..Lisa Manners
Musical Mayhem
..Nolan Patton
How to Make a Long Movie Longer
..Joseph M. Pence
Beauty and the Beast:
The Differences Between Eliza Doolittle in the Play and the Movie
..Adam Thompson
Cut the Classics
..Dale Vanover

Pygmalion--My Fair Lady versus Wuthering Heights--Los Abismos de Pasion
Butterfly Connection
..Christy Stephens

Pygmalion versus My Fair Lady
Who Needs Mary Poppins?
..Erin Eagleson
The Music Box: Does Music Add to or Take Away from a Story Line?
..Denise Higgins
Wendy Hiller versus Audrey Hepburn:
Casting the Perfect Doolittle
..Nolan Patton

Pygmalion versus My Fair Lady versus Wuthering Heights
Hollywood and Its Happy Endings
..Jason Yates

Table of Contents--Pygmalion

A Doll's House Jane Fonda
A Clever Woman in a Doll's World
..Mendy Adair
Evolution Revisited: Nora, Nora, Nora!
..Jared R. Nelson
Torvald Helmer Is an Idiot, or
the Foul-up of Mercer and Warner
..Jared R. Nelson

A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Washington Square--The Heiress
Sit, Roll Over, and Play Dead
..Gabrielle Deaton

A Doll's House Claire Bloom
A Different View of the Doll's House
..Mendy Adair
A Doll's House Tragedy
..Joseph M. Pence

A Doll's House Jane Fonda versus Claire Bloom
Secret Warnings of a Tragic End
..Amberly McLimore
A Tale of Two Torvalds
..Nolan Patton
Torvald and Torvald Light
..Adam Thompson

Table of Contents--A Doll's House

A Streetcar Named Desire
Film Enhances the Emotions
..Mendy Adair
That Lovely Man
..Mendy Adair
A Fool Named Stanley
..Matthew Dycus
The Cinematic Bastardization of Stanley
..Erin Eagleson
Mitch Who?
..Erin Eagleson
Brando Spurs Desire in the Hearts of Streetcar's Fans
..Denise Higgins
Insanity
..Kimberly A. Hunt
Accurate Adaptation
..Jason Kemp
Good Acting, or Reality?
..Amberly McLimore
A Streetcar Named Brando
..Amberly McLimore
Heat in A Streetcar Named Desire
..Jared R. Nelson
A Streetcar Named Desire,
A Wonderful Film Adaptation of a Literary Masterpiece
..Lisa Sottile
Don't Call Me Scarlett Anymore
..Dale Vanover
Turning the Page of a Book to Find a Movie, Is It Worth it?
..Dale Vanover
A Streetcar Named Rocky
..Justin Young

A Streetcar Named Desire versus Wuthering Heights
Opposing Views
..Mendy Adair
Progress, Please!
..Colleen Klein
And the Winner Is... Writer versus Director
A Matter of Interpretation?
..Christy Stephens

A Streetcar Named Desire versus Wuthering Heights versus
Los Abismos de Pasion
The Clash of the Titans
..Jared R. Nelson

A Streetcar Named Desire versus Pygmalion--My Fair Lady
Manipulated Emotions
..Colleen Klein

A Streetcar Named Desire versus A Doll's House Jane Fonda
The Upside and Down to Choosing Characters
..Jason Yates

Table of Contents--A Streetcar Named Desire

Glossary of Film Terms
. .Gregory Campbell

Table of Contents--Glossary of Film Terms

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