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Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster - 4 stars (Subdue)
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I loved this book. There's a wonderful movie adaptation from 1991.
Sue wrote: "I loved this book. There's a wonderful movie adaptation from 1991."Glad you enjoyed it too, Sue. I did not know about the movie adaptation. I'll have to see if I can find it.
Merchant and Ivory have pretty much adapated all of E.M. Forster though I don't know for sure if they were the adapters of this one. If you go to the Wikipedia entry for the book, you will see an adaptations section that tells you all that have been made of it, sufficient to find them on Amazon Prime or Netflix or TCM or wherever.
Theresa wrote: "Merchant and Ivory have pretty much adapated all of E.M. Forster though I don't know for sure if they were the adapters of this one. If you go to the Wikipedia entry for the book, you will see an..."
OK, great! Thanks, Theresa. As you may recall, I am not generally a movie watcher. I'd rather read the book and visualize the story in my mind. But when a book strikes me, and someone tells me there was a film, I will often seek it out (as you did with A Room with a View, which I absolutely loved!) I'll definitely look this one up!
Joy D wrote: "Theresa wrote: "Merchant and Ivory have pretty much adapated all of E.M. Forster though I don't know for sure if they were the adapters of this one. If you go to the Wikipedia entry for the book,..."
BBC has also done some excellent adaptations.
Merchant and Ivory adaptations though should be 'must sees'. They are always a delight.
Theresa wrote: "BBC has also done some excellent adaptations.Merchant and Ivory adaptations though should be 'must sees'. They are always a delight..."
I tend to enjoy BBC productions. I had to look up Merchant and Ivory, and looks like they've adapted many classics - right up my alley! Thanks for the info.
Widow Lilia Herriton travels from England to Italy for a year-long holiday. Her well-to-do relatives are not all that sad to see her leave and plan to look after her young daughter. Lilia falls in love with Gino, the idler son of a dentist. He is twelve years younger, and they fear he is after her money. Her impetuous decision leads to misfortune, and her relatives must try to make the situation right, more for appearances than genuine concern. Themes include a clash of cultures, gaps in social classs, hypocrisy, reputation, and compassion. Luckily, Lilia’s brother-in-law Philip and her companion Miss Abbott are positively influenced by their time in Italy (trying to “right” the situation), and their horizons are expanded beyond their stuffy and rigid hometown. There is way more going on in this novel than a brief summary can convey, and there is much more action (albeit told in a reserved manner) than many novels published in 1905. The reader will find many “fools rushing in.” It is worth reading as an early work of E.M. Forster.