Etienne Borgers (freeweb@rocketmail.com)
Tue, 14 Dec 1999 00:59:34 -0800 (PST)
--- "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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