A. Ferraiolo (a.ferraiolo@worldnet.att.net)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 09:02:13 +0100
Etienne . . .
I'm working hard on my French . . . I may however be a
hopeless case. These are great leads. Thank you very much.
--- Angela
-----Original Message----- From: Etienne Borgers <freeweb@rocketmail.com>
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Date: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 9:59 AM Subject: Re:
RARA-AVIS: [RARA-AVIS] simenon question
>--- "A. Ferraiolo" <a.ferraiolo@worldnet.att.net>
>wrote:
>> Does anyone on the list know offhand which
George
>> Simenon novels became the
>> movies
>> BETTY and MONSIEUR HIRE? Where I could get
them?
>> I've been trying to figure
>> it out and I'm
>> sure it's a question someone better read just
knows
>> top of mind. Thanks ---
>> Angela
>
>
>BETTY comes from the homonym novel: Betty
(1961)-
>keeps its title for the English
translation
>MONSIEUR HIRE comes from 'Les Fiancailles de M.
Hire'
>(1933) translated as: Mr Hire's Engagement
>Simenon is probably one of the most "adapted to
film"
>writers of this century.
>As to get the novels: why do you not try
Amazon.com
>
>AS FOR YOUR SECOND QUESTION:
>> Actually, I'm trying to put together a reading
list
>> of anything hardboiled
>> that became French Nouvelle
>> Vogue (Truffaut, Chabrol, Goddard, etc). And
then
>> another list of novels
>> that became Hitchcock films.
>> Any advice on these two endeavors would be
very
>> welcome. Any leads that
>> would open up new areas
>> would (such as Tim Krabbe - THE VANISHING -
which
>> has two movie versions)
>> also would be appreciated.
>> Thanks, thanks, thanks --- Angela
>
>Should you read French (?), then plenty of
sources
>about Nouvelle Vague and their "HB/Noir novels
to
>film" to help you are existing...
>Archives of R-A contain very recent discussions
about
>the topic as well.
>
>Hitchcock: why do you not try to get one essay
about
>his filming. The novels that were sources for
the
>films are normally indicated in this type of
work...
>
>Multiple film versions: try Cinema/Video guides
such
>as Maltin, Blockbuster..etc
>
>Hope this is a begining of help.
>
>E.Borgers
>Hard-Boiled Mysteries
>http://www.geocities.com/Athens/6384
>
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