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Article: The unfilmable novel that made an unmissable film; Ian McEwan's best-selling book, Enduring Love, defeated its would-be American producers. But director Roger Michell has cracked the problem by taking liberties with the plot.
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- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- October 21, 2004
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Byline: NICK CURTIS
ADAPTING a much-loved novel for the screen is a fraught enterprise, as Roger Michell knows.
The director's 1995 BBC version of Jane Austen's Persuasion scandalised purists by shoehorning a kiss into the final scene. His TV film of Hanif Kureishi's The Buddha of Suburbia had "me and Hanif, sat in a room together for a month, tearing our hair out".
Michell, 47, was spared the wrath of irate fans over the 2001 film of Captain Corelli's Mandolin only because a heart attack forced him to cede the project to John Madden. Since his previous work includes the transatlantic blockbusters Notting Hill and Changing Lanes - both based ...