Books to Screen

BOOKS TO SCREEN
15 MEMBERS MAXIMUM IN-PERSON
Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 p.m.
April 22-June 10 (8 Sessions)
Course Leaders: Lynn Huizer and Sheila Wawanash
Fee: $60

From the dawn of cinema, great novels and stories
have frequently been adapted for the screen. For those
who have not read the books, provides the story. But
those who have first read the books cast a more critical
eye, noting differences in narrative and tone in the

adaptation. Tell us about one of your favourite book-to-
screen adaptations and how it was accomplished.

Possible Topics: The Wizard of Oz, Pride and Prejudice,
Murder on the Orient Express, To Kill a Mockingbird, The
Devil Wears Prada, Crazy Rich Asians, The Color Purple,
Life of Pi, The Great Gatsby, The Joy Luck Club, The
Godfather Trilogy, Harry Potter Series, Game of Thrones,
Shogun, Handmaid’s Tale, Lord of the Rings, Master and
Commander, Thorn Birds, Poldark, Wolf Hall, All Creatures
Great and Small, Call the Midwife.