Book Vs Movie
The Talented Mr. Ripley
Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 Novel Vs. the Anthony Minghella 1999 Film
Ciao! The Margos wanted to go back a few decades in time and take in the sumptuousness of Italy in the 1950s with one of the most brilliant and evil fictional characters of all time--Tom Ripley. The Talented Mr. Ripley was first released in 1955 and had themes of homosexuality, classism, and the main character who was somehow enjoyable despite his murderous deeds. (He appears in five “Ripley” novels between 1955-1991.
The film was directed by the late Anthony Minghella and has a superior cast which helped it turn into the classic it remains to this day. (I mean, can you think of anyone better than Jude Law for the part of Dickie Greenleaf?)
The Margos talk about the differences between the book and movie while also delving into the life of Patricia Highsmith who lived quite an interesting existence. Here was her toast to the New Year in 1947:
“To all the devils, lusts, passions, greeds, envies, loves, hates, strange desires, enemies ghostly and real, the army of memories, with which I do battle---may they never give me peace.”
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 life of author Patricia Highsmith
- The cast of The Talented Mr. Ripley including Matt Damon (Tom Ripley,) Gwyneth Paltrow (Marge Sherwood,) Jude Law, Cate Blanchett (Meredith Logue,) Philip Seymour Hoffman (Freddie Miles,) Jack Davenport (Peter Smith-Kingsley,) Celia Weston (Aunt Joan,) and Philip Baker Hall (Alvin MacCarron)
- Our favorite scenes in the movie
Clips Featured:
- The Talented Mr. Ripley trailer
- Tom meets Marge and Dickie on the beach
- Phillip Seymour Hoffman suspects Ripley
- Tom kills Dickie
- Outro music “My Funny Valentine” by Matt Damon
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Book Vs Movie
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
The 1987 Fannie Flagg Novel Vs the 1991Classic Film
"Towanda!" It’s Pride Month here in the States so the Margos decided to revisit a classic Book Vs Movie ep--Fried Green Tomatoes and redo it altogether. We loved talking about Fannie Flagg (a regular of game shows like Match Game for years) and the BIG questions from the book & movie
- Who is Ninny Threadgoode, exactly?
- Are they or aren't they? (Spoiler--they are!)
At the time, there were major films that had a lesbian romance that was front & center to the plot. Many folks were confused as to the exact nature of the relationship between Idgie Threagoode and Ruth Jamison. (Just take a look over at Good Reads and you will still find confusion on that!)
However, the Margos get right into the relationship between our leads plus the other cast of characters including Evelyn Couch, Sipsey, Big George, Smokey Lonesome and Buddy Threadgoode. There is so much southern goodness here, you will be craving fried green tomatoes when you are done listening to our show!
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 intriguing life story of Fannie Flagg and her passionate feminism
- The incredible cast including Kathy Bates (Evelyn Couch,) Mary Stuart Masterson (Idgie Threadgoode,) Mary-Louise Parker (Ruth Jamison,) Jessica Tandy (Ninny Threadgoode,) Cicely Tyson (Sipsey,) Chris O’Donnell (Buddy Threadgoode,) Stan Shaw (Big George,) and Timothy Scott (Smokey Lonesome.)
- The controversial nature of Ruth and Idgie’s relationship as it is described in the book and film
- Why Margo D. is terrified of bees
- The one plot point in the movie that drives Margo P. crazy!
Clips Featured:
- “Towanda” crashes her car
- Idgie on trial for Frank’s murder
- Idgie and Big George rescues Ruth
- Outro music by Thomas Newman
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Book Vs Movie Podcast
“Call Me by Your Name” (Replay)
The 2007 Andre Aciman novel Vs
the 2017 Luca Guadagnino Film
The Margos are feeling 80s and dreamy with this episode talking about Call Me by Your Name. The book came out in 2007 to quite a bit of acclaim for the American/Egyptian author Andre Aciman which tells the story of a 17-year-old Elio Perlman who meets and falls in love with 24-year-old Oliver during a stay in Italy in the summer of 1987.
Elio is open about his bisexuality and is immediately attracted to Oliver--to the point he can’t seem to focus on anything but their common Jewish ancestry and Oliver’s possible interest in him.
The film was adapted by Italian director Luca Guadagnino and the Margos compare and contrast between the book and movie.
So between the book and movie, which did the Margos like more? Click on the link below to find out.
In this episode the Margos discuss :
- The backstory of author Andre Aciman
- The basic plot of both book & movie and where we noticed difference them
- The music choices in the movie
- The cast of the movie including Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, and Michael Stuhlbarg.
- The Academy Award nominations the film earned
- Bringing back the expression “later!”
Clips Featured:
- Call Me By Your Name audiobook intro by Armie Hammer
- Call Me Your Name trailer
- The scene with Oliver (Armie Hammer) and Elio (Timothee Chalamet) “touching” for the first time
- Mr. Perlman (Michael Stuhlbarg) gives the film’s last speech
- Outro Music “Love My Way” by The Psychedelic Furs
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