Quiz: Who Are the Women Authors Behind These 12 Classic Films?
The Literary Ladies Lite Sunday edition
Lots of us know that the film of To Kill a Mockingbird is a faithful adaptation of Harper Lee’s novel. Little Women has been adapted to film several times and book nerds know that Louisa May Alcott is behind it. And will there never be an end to film versions of the Brontë sisters’ novels, or those of Jane Austen?
There are lots of films based on classic novels by women that are firmly planted in cultural history. But the connection to the authors who created them is sometimes lost. See if you know who wrote the novels upon which these twelve classic films were based — you’ll find the answers at the very end.
Let me know how you did in the comments! For more films based on classic books by women writers, see the Literary Ladies Filmography.
1 Frankenstein: The 1931 horror flick starring Boris Karloff might be considered a bit cheesy today, but it cemented the image of the monster in the public imagination. It definitely wasn’t true to the thought-provoking book, Frankenstein, whose author was barely 21 years old when it was published in 1818.
The Little Princess
(based on A Little Princess)
2 The Little Princess: The 1939 film starring the adorable Shirley Temple, who cheered up the masses during the Depression, departed a bit from the novel, titled A Little Princess. Still, this movie satisfies; tears of sorrow and joy are wept.
Among several other film adaptations, the 1995 version of A Little Princess moved the setting from London to New York, and though well rated by critics and audiences, the setting makes it seem like quite a departure.
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