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All the book-based movies and TV shows adapted by Lena Dunham

Lena Dunham is known for adapting Catherine, Called Birdy, the book by Karen Cushman published in 2014, for cinema.
We invite you to watch, read, and vote for either the adaptation or the original, and join the debate on whether the book or the movie is better.
Treasure. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 1999 book, Too Many Men
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Too Many Men
Lily Brett, 1999
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Treasure
Julia von Heinz, 2024

In 1990, Ruth, a neurotic businesswoman from New York, embarks on a journey to Poland with her charmingly stubborn Holocaust survivor father, Edek, in an attempt to unravel her family’s history. Edek’s reluctance to confront his past and his idiosyncratic behavior spark numerous disagreements with his daughter.

Catherine Called Birdy. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1994 book, Catherine, Called Birdy
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Catherine, Called Birdy
Karen Cushman, 1994
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Catherine Called Birdy
Lena Dunham, 2022

In the medieval English town of Stonebridge, Lady Catherine is the daughter of the nobles Lord Rollo and Lady Aislinn. With a precarious economy, Rollo sees in her daughter the solution to get out of bankruptcy by marrying her to a rich man in exchange for money and land. But Birdy is energetic, smart and adventurous, and she’s willing to turn down any suitor in increasingly unlikely ways.