_Rashomon_ is an easy answer. It uses a heavily altered version of "Rashomon" as a frame story for "In a Grove," which makes up the bulk of the film. Both stories are by Ryonosuke Akutagawa. Scott "Ames, Chris" wrote: > I'm working on a paper on Robert Altman's "Short Cuts," a film made from > nine separate short stories by Raymond Carver. I'm wondering if anyone out > there can think of other films made from multiple short stories woven > together. I know there are some films of Poe stories that divcide a feature > film into three segments, but I'm thinking more of Altman's particular > approach of using several stories by the same writer as the source for a > screenplay. I'm not interested here in films that are made from a single > short story, of which, of course, there are many. Thanks for your help, > > Chris Ames > Agnes Scott College > > ---- > To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L > in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu