Hi all,
I am new to the site but after reading your marvellous replies, some I agree with and some not, I would like to add mine. First and foremost THE best adaptation ever is Hitchcocks' Rebecca (set just a few miles away from me!), next it has to be Coppolla's 'Dracula' with Gary Oldman. V. sexy! THE most sexy Dracula ever (be still my beating heart) and then BBC production of 'Jane Eyre' with Ruth Wilson as Jane and Toby Stephens as the delicious Mr Rochester, by far the best adaptation of the book ever made.
I can't believe someone said they like the Ralph Fiennes version of Wuthering Heights! It is the worst cast film ever! How dare they use a French woman to play Cathy!!! And Ralph is hardly the dark and brooding Byronic hero that Heathcliff is supposed to be! Great soundtrack tho!
Cheers
black tulip Wrote:Hi all,
I am new to the site but after reading your marvellous replies, some I agree with and some not, I would like to add mine. First and foremost THE best adaptation ever is Hitchcocks' Rebecca (set just a few miles away from me!), next it has to be Coppolla's 'Dracula' with Gary Oldman. V. sexy! THE most sexy Dracula ever (be still my beating heart) and then BBC production of 'Jane Eyre' with Ruth Wilson as Jane and Toby Stephens as the delicious Mr Rochester, by far the best adaptation of the book ever made.
Hi and welcome! Oh yes, 1992 Dracula! Gorgeous and entertaining!
So was 2004 Phantom of the Opera!
Years ago, there were two made-for-tv movies both based on gothic romance books: "A Howling in the Woods" starring Barbara Eden (based on the book by Velda Johnston, who is also credited for co-writing the tv movie screenplay) and "Aloha Means Goodbye" starring Sally Struthers (based on the book by Naomi Hintze).
Also, I've never seen it, but there's another tv movie called "The House That Would Not Die" based on Barbara Michaels' book "Ammie, Come Home".
I should imagine that these tv movies would be available via E-Bay or Amazon.
gothicromancereader Wrote:Years ago, there were two made-for-tv movies both based on gothic romance books: "A Howling in the Woods" starring Barbara Eden (based on the book by Velda Johnston, who is also credited for co-writing the tv movie screenplay) and "Aloha Means Goodbye" starring Sally Struthers (based on the book by Naomi Hintze).
Also, I've never seen it, but there's another tv movie called "The House That Would Not Die" based on Barbara Michaels' book "Ammie, Come Home".
I should imagine that these tv movies would be available via E-Bay or Amazon.
"The House That Wouldn't Die" shows up on TBS every now and then. I have an old VHS tape of it. It stinks. But you just reminded me of another Naomi Hintz book called "You'll Like My Mother" that was made into a movie with Patty Duke and Richard Thomas.