Life of Pi is a movie directed by Ang Lee in 2012 and based on the book of the same name by Yann Martel, first published in 2001. The movie features Suraj Sharma, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Tandon, Gautam Belur, Adil Hussain, Tabu, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
Pi Patel tells the story of his childhood in Pondicherry, India, and the origin of his nickname. One day, his father, a zoo owner decided to move to Canada, where the animals the family owns would also be sold. They board on a Japanese cargo ship with the animals, there is a storm, followed by a shipwrecking. Pi survives in a lifeboat with a zebra, an orangutan, a hyena and a male Bengal tiger.
Movie vs Book
Year
2012
Minutes
127
Movie Rate
7.90
Source: IMDb
Year
2001
Pages
460
Book Rate
7.82
S: Goodreads
Book
Life of Pi
Author: Yann Martel
Country: Canada
First published in: 2001
Length: 460 pages
Genre: Fiction
User polls & recommendations
“Every adaptation has things you have to leave behind in service of creating a cinematic idea that embodies the essential values of the book.”
EDWARD NORTON (Actor, Filmmaker)
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