The 2022 Classic Literature on Film Blogathon: Carrie (1952)

This post is part of The 2022 Classic Literature on Film Blogathon hosted by Silver Screen Classics. Theodore Dreiser’s first novel, Sister Carrie, didn’t exactly set the literary world on fire. In fact, it was reviled by critics and was a resounding financial flop. It took decades for the literary world to recognize its value. …

Medicine in the Movies Blogathon: Madame Bovary (1949)

This post is part of the Medicine in the Movies Blogathon, hosted by Charlene’s (Mostly) Classic Movie Reviews. Read the rest of the posts in this event HERE! There are many, many film and television adaptations of Gustave Flaubert’s seminal novel, Madame Bovary. The French (not surprisingly, since France is the novel’s country of origin) …