"And the Oscar Goes to ..." - Film Adaptation of Canadian and Indigenous Novels
- Author
- Linda Morra
- Published
- Tue 02 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://shows.acast.com/getting-lit-with-linda-the-canadian-literature-podcast/episodes/a-love-letter-to-ondaatjes-the-english-patient-adapting-nove
Her guest, Bil Antoniou - Toronto theatre actor and podcast host of Bad Gay Movies and My Criterions - discusses with Linda a series of Canadian and Indigenous novels that have been adapted to the screen, including the most recent Oscar award-winning movie, Women Talking, directed by Sarah Polley (original novel by Miriam Toews).
They also discuss the following:
- Yann Martel's Life of Pi (Knopf)
- Jane Rule's The Desert of the Heart (Talon)
- Michael Ondaatje's The English Patient (Penguin Random House)
- and Mordecai Richler's Barney Version (Penguin Random House)
The winner of the adaptation award? Listen to find out!
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