The King's Speech. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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The King's Speech
Mark Logue, 2010
movie vs book
Tom Hooper, 2010

At the official closing of the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley Stadium, Prince Albert, Duke of York, the second son of King George V, addresses the crowd with a strong stammer. Bertie, as he is called by his family, believes the first session is not going well, but Lionel, who insists that all his patients address him as such, has his potential client recite Hamlet’s To be, or not to be soliloquy while hearing classical music played on a pair of headphones.


A Good Woman. Poster of the 2004 movie and cover of the 1893 book, Lady Windermere's Fan
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Lady Windermere's Fan
Oscar Wilde, 1893
movie vs book
Mike Barker, 2004

Set in 1930, the film opens in New York City, where femme fatale Mrs. Erlynne finds that she is no longer welcomed by either the high-ranking men she has seduced or the society wives she has betrayed. Leaving behind a chequered past, the giltzy divorcee travels to Italy’s sun-dappled Amalfi coast, where her appearance causes a stir amongst the visiting aristocracy.