The Mezzotint is a movie directed by Mark Gatiss in 2021 and based on the book of the same name by M.R. James, first published in 1904. The movie features Rory Kinnear, Robert Bathurst, Frances Barber, John Hopkins, Emma Cunniffe, Nikesh Patel, and others.
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“The movie is better than the book”
But the book is worth reading.
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Storyline
In MR James’ spine-chilling story, an enigmatic old artwork is dispatched to Mr Williams, an art curator. Initially, the piece fails to make much of an impact on him. However, with the passage of time, he notices that the image is transforming gradually.
Genres
Movie vs Book
Year
2021
Minutes
29
Movie Rate
7.20
Source: IMDb
Year
1904
Pages
10
Book Rate
7.72
S: Goodreads
Book
The Mezzotint
Author: M.R. James
Country: UK
First published in: 1904
Length: 10 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Collected Ghost Stories
User polls & recommendations
“It was really important to me that people would experience the same feelings from the movie as they did from the book.”
PABLO BERGER (Filmmaker)
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