Book Vs Movie
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Story Behind the 2008 Novel & the 2018 Movie
Are you ready for a little 1940s weepy? The Margos sure are as they talk about the novel The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society that was started by Mary Ann Shaffer who brought on her niece Annie Barrows to help her finish when she became ill. Shaffer spent some time fogged in at the airport on the island of Guernsey which is located by the English Channel.
After checking their local bookstore she found out the island was occupied by the Germans in World War 2 and she became obsessed with the idea of placing a historical fiction story based there. The novel is told in an epistolary format and features an array of intriguing characters who come together under terrible circumstances and create their own magical world.
Taking place in 1946, London-based writer Juliet Ashton is stymied on what to write after her last book was a disappointment in sales. After starting a correspondence with a group of book club members based in Guernsey she impulsively decides to visit the island and her life is upended by the power of love.
The film is from director Mike Newell and at the time of this recording, is streaming on Netflix.
So between the novel and the movie--which did we like better? Click the link at the bottom to find out.
In this ep the Margos discuss:
- The backstory of how Mary Ann Shaffer and her niece Annie Barrows collaborated to bring the novel to life.
- The true story of the German occupation of the island of Guernsey.
- The magnetic cast including Jessica Brown Findlay (Elizabeth McKenna,) Lily James (Juliet Ashton,) Tom Courtenay (Eben Ramsey,) Michiel Huisman (Dawsey Adams,) Katherine Parkinson (Isola Pribby,) Matthew Goode (Sidney Stark,) Glen Powell (Mark Reynolds,) and Penelope Wilton (Amelia Wilton.)
Clips Featured:
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Society (original trailer)
- Opening Scene with Elizabeth, Eben, Isola, and Dawsey
- Dawsey explains how and why Elizabeth was captured
- Mark visits Elizabeth in Guernsey
- Outro music Dawsey’s First Letter by Alexandra Harwood
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Book Vs Movie Podcast (Replay)
“Rebecca”
The Classic 1938 Novel by Daphne du Maurier Vs. the 1940 Film
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
The Margos are dreaming about Manderley in this listener-suggested episode--Rebecca. The Daphne du Maurier 1938 novel which was a bestseller at the time and has never been out of print. In 1940--Alfred Hitchcock adapted it as his first American feature. (You can watch it on YouTube!)
Du Maurier is a fascinating subject as she was a cousin of the Llewelyn Davies boys who were the object of the obsession of J.M. Barrie--the creator of Peter Pan. The Margos talk about her love of Cornwall, England, her distaste for small talk and how her marriage resembled the one featured in Rebecca.
We decided to visit again due to the news that new poems written by DuMaurier have been discovered.
The book & movie are both considered classics and we have all of the tidbits, trivia and behind the scenes gossip. Get ready for a gothically good time!
In this episode the Margos discuss :
- Du Maurier’s backstory (and rumors about her plagiarizing materials)
- The main plot of book & movie (and how they differ)
- The style (and temper) of Alfred Hitchcock
- The casting of the movie including Sir Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, Judith Anderson and George Sanders
- The gay subtext in the movie
- The different endings between book and movie
Clips Featured:
- Rebecca trailer
- “Mrs. de Winter” (Joan Fontaine) meets Mrs. Danvers (Judith Anderson)
- Mrs. Danvers and Rebecca’s nightgown
- Maxim de Winter (Laurence Olivier) confesses her never loved his late wife
- “Theme to Rebecca” Franz Waxman
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Book Vs. Movie Podcast
Stephen King Bonus Ep: "It Chapter 2" Trailer Review
Plus, Replay of Our
“It 2017 Review!”
Stephen King’s It Chapter 2 is the focus of this special bonus ep of the Book Vs. Movie podcast! Margo D. and Deana Marie of the Twisted Philly podcast checked out the newly released trailer and have thoughts about what to expect from the new movie. (Oh wow-do we have thoughts about this!
Plus, we replay our 2017 review of the first movie and discuss the 1986 novel.
We also gave our picks for who should be in the adult cast set to film next year. (At least one of them turned out to be true!)
The podcast clip is at the bottom of this post but here are the basics of this week’s show:
- Main differences between the book and original TV movie (and how that affected the rated-R version of the movie.)
- How the cast measures up in the 2017 reboot
- The number of genuine scares in the film
- Compare and contrast the different Pennywise the Clown
- What we liked best and worst about the movie
- “That” last scene in the book versus what has been adapted so far
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