This film is based on a book by Virginia Woolf by the same name, published in 1928. It is considered by some to be a mixture of fiction and biography. It’s the story of a young page named Orlando who becomes one of the Queen’s concubines.
The review for this film was published 1/10/2006 at Literary Fiction, BellaOnline. The full review of the film Orlando can now be read at Hubpages.
Day 3 – Gerard Gerard (Gerry) Butler that is. Love him to pieces. When it comes to actors I adore I seem to lean toward many from the UK. I do not know if it is the accents or what. Not only is he beautiful, he makes beautiful movies. He first came into my hottie…
Amanda Price is an ardent Jane Austen fan. She is bored with her job during the day and frustrated with her boyfriend Michael at night. In between she “patches” herself up with Jane Austen. One evening she is home alone enjoying yet again the
It’s no surprise literary fiction novels make great movies. What surprises me is the literary fiction authors themselves (or their inspiration) also make good movies. Here are three novelists and three movies depicting them
I came across this cute little site yesterday with the tag line “free ebooks by the gals” and I was instantly enamored. The site was started and is run by Laura McDonald who says she´s “finally making use of her BA in English she got 10
It is 1922 in the American South when The Color Purple opens with two African American sisters, Nettie and Celie Harris (oldest) playing joyfully in a field of flowers. Fourteen year old Celie is pregnant for the second time by her father. When she gives birth her father takes it away. My review for the…
“Dressing is like any worthwhile endeavour. It is an art, but also a challenge.” While I had some mending time from a root canal I watched Confession of a Shopaholic. This movie is loosely based on the successful book series of the same name by Sophie Kinsella. I haven’t read the books but I expect…