![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The story features four Englishwomen–formerly strangers–who split the rent for an Italian villa during the month of April. And what a sparkling cast you could assemble! As I was re-reading The Enchanted April, which was the featured book in the spring Seasonal Reading Box, I kept thinking about how beautiful it could look in an updated film. ![]() While we’re waiting for filmmakers to “discover” these books, it can be great fun to come up with our own suggestions for classic book-to-film adaptations, along with dream casts. (Well, perhaps if they read more blogs like Tea and Ink Society they would realise just how many lovely, dramatic, powerful stories remain untapped in the realm of classic literature.) They know audiences will watch a ubiquitous classic like Little Women or Anne of Green Gables, but they don’t seem to realise that Alcott and Montgomery have a lot more in their backlist–and that fans want to see those on the screen, too. The thing is, I’m not sure if most filmmakers get it. We bookworms and lovers of classic lit know that there’s a huge market for more films in this vein: for lush period settings and costumes, timeless storylines, and iconic characters. You see, audiences love classic period dramas, as evidenced by the box office success of numerous Jane Austen remakes, Downton Abbey, and classic book-to-film adaptations each year. ![]()
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