Well, there was Woody Allen's take on
Casablanca, Play It Again Sam, which I guess
was a film at one remove, so to speak. It began
life as a stage play.

Cheers,

Wayne Daniels

>>> gloria monti <[log in to unmask]>
12/21/98 10:12pm >>>
        Here's a query from one of my students?
Any ideas?

        Gloria Monti


>       books have been adapted
>       for the stage, for the screen,
>       plays themselves have been
>       made into films - it seems
>       like this is mostly a
>       one way street, in the
>       direction of films.
>       i was wondering
>       if a film was ever
>       adapted into a play
>
>       last night i was watching fassbinder's
>       the bitter tears of petra von kant,
>       and it struck me that it could
>       easily be a piece of theater,
>       where expressive lighting shifts
>       could replace the shifts in the
>       plane of focus.
>
>       i dont know if adapting a film
>       into a play could accomplish
>       something beyond being a novelty.
>
>       id be interested in hearing about
>       similar attempts if anyone knows
>       of any.
>
>regards
>       hrishikesh
>

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