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A nimble adaptation debate about fidelity, fandom, and what movies can do to books once they leave the page.
Pop Culture Happy Hour frames book-to-film adaptation as a question of temperament: do you want the movie to obey the book, or can it chase the book's feeling by other means? Glenn Weldon leads Barry Hardiman, B.A.
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You want a smart fight about when a movie should obey the book.
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