Gloria,
I haven't done any research on the topic but a few movies into plays that come
to mind are:

Disney's Beauty and the Beast and Little Mermaid
Footloose --recently opened on Broadway
Victor/Victoria
The Apartment
Some Like it Hot--The Play was Promises Promises
Sunset Boulevard
Big

I 'm not sure if any of these "plays" added anything unique or thought
provoking to the original. At least with these examples they seemed a novelty
act or produced for amusement. I would be interested in hearing about movies
into plays that greatly enhanced the original movie.
Hope this helps,
David Johnson
Technology Coordinator/Reference Librarian
Chapman University Library
(714) 532-6044
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gloria monti wrote:

>         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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