Film Adaptation and Its Discontents: From  <I>Gone with the Wind</I> to  <I>The Passion of the Christ</I>
I would highly recommend Leitch's study, in particular for its diversity and complexity. The author demonstrates that he is familiar with a large and heterogeneous corpus, including canonical as well as popular or marginal films and texts, which adaptation studies can only benefit from.(Thomas Van ParysImage & Narrative)As a cogent summary and critique of film adaptation, this would be a good first book for newcomers to the subject... Highly recommended.(Choice)This convincingly argued and eloquently presented volume is replete with an array of accessible examples that provide an illustrative stylistic lightness of touch... whilst resisting any potential dilution of the underlying radical and important thesis—a thesis which incontrovertibly advances and enhances our approach to adaptation studies on a number of highly original and insightful levels.(Dr. Alison ForsythJournal of Adaptation in Film & Performance)One of the best books ever written on the topic of motion-picture adaptations. It provides not only a full-scale theoretical and cultural map of the field but also a convincing argument for teaching students how to write and think critically. It was a joy to read.(James Naremore, Indiana University)Film Adaptation and Its Discontentsis a worthy and distinctive entrant into an already crowded field. Its strengths lie in the detailed and persuasively argued collective case histories... as well as its often penetrating and always illuminating discussions of specific problems.(R. Barton PalmerFilm Quarterly)For those interested in the cinematic works their favorite books inspire,Thomas Leitch'sFilm Adaptation and Its Discontentsshould provide food for thought.(Rebecca OppenheimerThe Jeffersonian)I highly recommend the book both to those new or well versed in adaptation studies as a thought-provoking look at the questions to be asked – and perhaps answered – in this domain of ever-increasing importance.(Shannon Wells-LassagneCercles)