The Fortunate Pilgrim. Poster of the 1988 TV series and cover of the 1965 book
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The Fortunate Pilgrim
Mario Puzo, 1965
TV series vs book
Stuart Cooper, 1988

The story of the Angeluzzi-Corbos family, a family of immigrants living an adopted life in New York City. The head of the family is Lucia Santa, a wife, widow and mother of two families. It is her formidable will that steers them through the Great Depression and the early years of World War II. But she cannot prevent the conflict between Italian and American values.


What Dreams May Come. Poster of the 1998 movie and cover of the 1978 book
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What Dreams May Come
Richard Matheson, 1978
movie vs book
Vincent Ward, 1998

While vacationing in Switzerland, pediatrician Chris Nielsen meets artist Annie Collins. Chris awakens in a Heaven that he has created with his imagination; his surroundings are a mountainous landscape that resembles a painting created by his wife, and is similar to a place where the two desired to spend their old age.