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My Movie Business : A Memoir
My Movie Business A Memoir
Author: John Irving, John Irving
After two producers, four directors, thirteen years, and uncounted rewrites, the movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel, The Cider House Rules, at last made it to the big screen. Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film process. Anecdotal, affectionate, and delightfully candid, My Movie Business dazzles with Irving's incomparabl...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345441300
ISBN-10: 0345441303
Publication Date: 10/10/2000
Pages: 192
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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JTG avatar reviewed My Movie Business : A Memoir on + 280 more book reviews
Fascinating insight into the author's thoughts about his novels and movies made from them.
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Good story about Irving's dealing with the making of the movie: Cider House Rules
karenbfromtennessee avatar reviewed My Movie Business : A Memoir on + 7 more book reviews
Describes the angst a writer goes through when converting a book to a screenplay. FASCINATING!
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Readers who are fans of John Irving's, like I am, will most likely enjoy this memoir about how bizarre the movie industry is and all the obstacles that prevent a book from being made into a movie. It is well-written, if tedious at times, but overall rather fascinating in the details of how Irving transformed his substantial book The Cider House Rules into a less substantial screenplay.


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