Bookadaptation &mdash; settima https://write.underworld.fr/settima/tag:Bookadaptation @settima@mograph.social Tue, 10 Nov 2026 02:41:02 +0100 Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, 1972) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xz0c <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, 1972)/div div class="month" Nov/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 1/div div class="occasion" 1882/div div class="img" Theodor Hierneis (1972).png)/div div class="caption" A menu for His Majesty. The court chef's nails are unkept. DP: Hermann Reichmann./div div class="txt" "Am 1. November 1882 wurde der Name Theodor Hierneis als Hofküchen-Eleve eingetragen in die Personalakte des königlich-bayerischen Obersthofmarschallstabes. Vier Jahre lang gehörte ich zur Hofhaltung eines ungewöhnlichen Königs." ### – Theodor Hierneis /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #November #HansJürgenSyberberg #TheodorHierneis #WalterSedlmayr #HermannReichmann #drama #history #monologue #TVFilm #food #biopic #BookAdaptation #WestGermany #1970s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Theodor Hierneis oder Wie man ehem. Hofkoch wird (Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, 1972)

Nov

1

1882

Theodor Hierneis (1972)

A menu for His Majesty. The court chef's nails are unkept. DP: Hermann Reichmann.

“Am 1. November 1882 wurde der Name Theodor Hierneis als Hofküchen-Eleve eingetragen in die Personalakte des königlich-bayerischen Obersthofmarschallstabes. Vier Jahre lang gehörte ich zur Hofhaltung eines ungewöhnlichen Königs.”

– Theodor Hierneis

#FilmDuJour #November #HansJürgenSyberberg #TheodorHierneis #WalterSedlmayr #HermannReichmann #drama #history #monologue #TVFilm #food #biopic #BookAdaptation #WestGermany #1970s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-xz0c Sun, 01 Nov 2026 10:00:00 +0100 The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-8l3p <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951)/div div class="month" Nov/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 1/div div class="X" /div div class="img" The Thing from Another World (1951)/div div class="caption" Scientists and crew armed to the teeth. DP: Russell Harlan./div div class="txt" Until November 3. "No pleasure, no pain… no emotion, no heart. Our superior in every way." ### – Dr. Arthur Carrington\ /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #November #ChristianNyby #HowardHawks #JohnWCampbellJr #MargaretSheridan #KennethTobey #RobertCornthwaite #DimitriTiomkin #RussellHarlan #BookAdaptation #horror #SciFi #USA #1950s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

The Thing from Another World (Christian Nyby + Howard Hawks, 1951)

Nov

1

The Thing from Another World (1951)

Scientists and crew armed to the teeth. DP: Russell Harlan.

Until November 3.

“No pleasure, no pain… no emotion, no heart. Our superior in every way.”

– Dr. Arthur Carrington

#FilmDuJour #November #ChristianNyby #HowardHawks #JohnWCampbellJr #MargaretSheridan #KennethTobey #RobertCornthwaite #DimitriTiomkin #RussellHarlan #BookAdaptation #horror #SciFi #USA #1950s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-8l3p Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-9n55 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 28/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Night of the Demon (1957)/div div class="caption" John Holden (Dana Andrews) standing in Stonehenge's inner circle. He's holding a strip of paper with something written on it. DP: Edward Scaife./div div class="txt" "It's in the trees! It's coming!" ### /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #JacquesTourneur #DanaAndrews #PeggyCummins #NiallMacGinnis #CliftonParker #EdwardScaife #Stonehenge #MRJames #BookAdaptation #horror #UK #1950s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Night of the Demon (Jacques Tourneur, 1957)

Oct

28

Night of the Demon (1957)

John Holden (Dana Andrews) standing in Stonehenge's inner circle. He's holding a strip of paper with something written on it. DP: Edward Scaife.

“It's in the trees! It's coming!”

#FilmDuJour #October #JacquesTourneur #DanaAndrews #PeggyCummins #NiallMacGinnis #CliftonParker #EdwardScaife #Stonehenge #MRJames #BookAdaptation #horror #UK #1950s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-9n55 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Śledztwo [The Investigation] (Marek Piestrak, 1974) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-zhd0 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Śledztwo [The Investigation] (Marek Piestrak, 1974)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 28/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Śledztwo (1974)/div div class="caption" A person offscreen shoots a handgun. DP: Edward Kłosiński./div div class="txt" /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #MarekPiestrak #StanisławLem #TadeuszBorowski #WłodzimierzNahorny #EdwardKłosiński #TVMovie #crime #BookAdaptation #Poland #1970s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Śledztwo [The Investigation] (Marek Piestrak, 1974)

Oct

28

Śledztwo (1974)

A person offscreen shoots a handgun. DP: Edward Kłosiński.

#FilmDuJour #October #MarekPiestrak #StanisławLem #TadeuszBorowski #WłodzimierzNahorny #EdwardKłosiński #TVMovie #crime #BookAdaptation #Poland #1970s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-zhd0 Wed, 28 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100 Les gommes [The Erasers] (Lucien Deroisy + René Micha, 1969) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-tqxw <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Les gommes [The Erasers] (Lucien Deroisy + René Micha, 1969)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 27/div div class="occasion" Sat/div div class="img" Les gommes (1969).png)/div div class="caption" A man walks down the street, reading a newspaper. Children run along. DP: Frédéric Geilfus./div div class="txt" &nbsp; /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #LucienDeroisy #RenéMicha #AlainRobbe-Grillet #ClaudeTitre #FrançoiseBrion #GeorgesGenicot #AndréGevrey #GeorgesDelerue #FrédéricGeilfus #drama #mystery #crime #mythology #Bookadaptation #Liège #Belgium #France #1960s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Les gommes [The Erasers] (Lucien Deroisy + René Micha, 1969)

Oct

27

Sat

Les gommes (1969)

A man walks down the street, reading a newspaper. Children run along. DP: Frédéric Geilfus.

 

#FilmDuJour #October #LucienDeroisy #RenéMicha #AlainRobbe-Grillet #ClaudeTitre #FrançoiseBrion #GeorgesGenicot #AndréGevrey #GeorgesDelerue #FrédéricGeilfus #drama #mystery #crime #mythology #Bookadaptation #Liège #Belgium #France #1960s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-tqxw Tue, 27 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100 Tajemství hradu v Karpatech [The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians] (Oldřich... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-x51h <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Tajemství hradu v Karpatech [The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians] (Oldřich Lipský, 1981)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 27/div div class="occasion" 1897/div div class="img" Tajemství hradu v Karpatech (1981)/div div class="caption" A calendar – undeniably designed by the great Jan Švankmajer – with the date October 27, 1897, set on the day of – or referencing a saint – Sabina. Screenshot via DVDBeaver. DP: Viktor Růžička./div div class="txt" – You surely know that my financial support is unlimited. – Yes. Long live your false cheque factories! /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #OldřichLipský #MichalDočolomanský #EvelynaSteimarová #JanHartl #JanŠvankmajer #RudolfHrušínský #LubošFišer #ViktorRůžička #SciFi #fantasy #comedy #JulesVerne #Carpathians #BookAdaptation #Czechoslovakia #1980s ★★★★☆/div /section ]]>

Tajemství hradu v Karpatech [The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians] (Oldřich Lipský, 1981)

Oct

27

1897

Tajemství hradu v Karpatech (1981)

A calendar – undeniably designed by the great Jan Švankmajer – with the date October 27, 1897, set on the day of – or referencing a saint – Sabina. Screenshot via DVDBeaver. DP: Viktor Růžička.

– You surely know that my financial support is unlimited.

– Yes. Long live your false cheque factories!

#FilmDuJour #October #OldřichLipský #MichalDočolomanský #EvelynaSteimarová #JanHartl #JanŠvankmajer #RudolfHrušínský #LubošFišer #ViktorRůžička #SciFi #fantasy #comedy #JulesVerne #Carpathians #BookAdaptation #Czechoslovakia #1980s ★★★★☆

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-x51h Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100 The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-vryl <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 26/div div class="occasion" 1972/div div class="img" The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)/div div class="caption" Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) and Dillon (Peter Boyle) at the Boston Bruins game. DP: Victor J. Kemper./div div class="txt" A key scene takes place at an NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins at the Boston Garden. Bobby Orr and Eddie Johnston are seen playing for the Bruins, and Keith Magnuson, Tony Esposito, Bill White, Pat Stapleton, and Cliff Koroll are seen playing for the Blackhawks. The real game took place on October 26, 1972, and Chicago won 6-3 (via). &nbsp; /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #PeterYates #GeorgeVHiggins #RobertMitchum #PeterBoyle #RichardJordan #StevenKeats #AlexRocco #DaveGrusin #VictorJKemper #drama #crime #heist #BookAdaptation #Boston #USA #1970s ★★★★½/div /section ]]>

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (Peter Yates, 1973)

Oct

26

1972

The Friends of Eddie Coyle (1973)

Eddie Coyle (Robert Mitchum) and Dillon (Peter Boyle) at the Boston Bruins game. DP: Victor J. Kemper.

A key scene takes place at an NHL game between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Boston Bruins at the Boston Garden. Bobby Orr and Eddie Johnston are seen playing for the Bruins, and Keith Magnuson, Tony Esposito, Bill White, Pat Stapleton, and Cliff Koroll are seen playing for the Blackhawks. The real game took place on October 26, 1972, and Chicago won 6-3 (via).

 

#FilmDuJour #October #PeterYates #GeorgeVHiggins #RobertMitchum #PeterBoyle #RichardJordan #StevenKeats #AlexRocco #DaveGrusin #VictorJKemper #drama #crime #heist #BookAdaptation #Boston #USA #1970s ★★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-vryl Mon, 26 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-fllw <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="X" /div div class="img" Emperor of the North Pole (1973)/div div class="caption" Lobbycard. The blurb reads: "The battle for the title of "Emperor of the North Pole" begins between Shack (ERNEST BORGNINE) and A-No. 1 (LEE MARVIN)". DP: Joseph F. Biroc./div div class="txt" "Stay off the tracks. Forget it. Its a bum's world for a bum." ### – Shack /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #RobertAldrich #JackLondon #LeeMarvin #ErnestBorgnine #KeithCarradine #SidHaig #FrankDeVol #JosephFBiroc #BookAdaptation #hobos #thriller #trains #USA #1970s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

Emperor of the North Pole (Robert Aldrich, 1973)

Oct

25

Emperor of the North Pole (1973)

Lobbycard. The blurb reads: “The battle for the title of “Emperor of the North Pole” begins between Shack (ERNEST BORGNINE) and A-No. 1 (LEE MARVIN)“. DP: Joseph F. Biroc.

“Stay off the tracks. Forget it. Its a bum's world for a bum.”

– Shack

#FilmDuJour #October #RobertAldrich #JackLondon #LeeMarvin #ErnestBorgnine #KeithCarradine #SidHaig #FrankDeVol #JosephFBiroc #BookAdaptation #hobos #thriller #trains #USA #1970s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-fllw Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100 La donna del lago [The Lady of the Lake / The Possessed] (Luigi Bazzoni +... https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-0sf3 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" La donna del lago [The Lady of the Lake / The Possessed] (Luigi Bazzoni + Franco Rossellini, 1965)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 25/div div class="X" /div div class="img" La donna del lago (1965)/div div class="caption" Tilde (Virna Lisi) caressing a man's hand, resting on her shoulder, with her cheek. DP: Leonida Barboni./div div class="txt" Until November 20. /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #November #LuigiBazzoni #FrancoRossellini #GiovanniComisso #VirnaLisi #PeterBaldwin #RenzoRossellini #LeonidaBarboni #BookAdaptation #giallo #FilmNoir #crime #mystery #Italy #1960s ★★★½/div /section ]]>

La donna del lago [The Lady of the Lake / The Possessed] (Luigi Bazzoni + Franco Rossellini, 1965)

Oct

25

La donna del lago (1965)

Tilde (Virna Lisi) caressing a man's hand, resting on her shoulder, with her cheek. DP: Leonida Barboni.

Until November 20.

#FilmDuJour #October #November #LuigiBazzoni #FrancoRossellini #GiovanniComisso #VirnaLisi #PeterBaldwin #RenzoRossellini #LeonidaBarboni #BookAdaptation #giallo #FilmNoir #crime #mystery #Italy #1960s ★★★½

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-0sf3 Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100 The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963) https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-8r00 <![CDATA[section class="boxinfo" markdown="1" div class="title" The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963)/div div class="month" Oct/div div class="dont-fill" /div div class="daynr" 21/div div class="occasion" 1873/div div class="img" The Haunting (1963)/div div class="caption" Eleanor (Julie Harris), with Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson) and Theodora (Claire Bloom) in conversation behind her. DP: Davis Boulton./div div class="txt" – "Memories for Abigail Lester Crain: A Legacy for Her Education and Enlightenment. From her devoted father, Hugh Desmond Lester Crain, Hill House, October 21, 1873." – But that's today. – Tomorrow and 90 years later. /div div class="tags" ##### #FilmDuJour #October #RobertWise #ShirleyJackson #JulieHarris #ClaireBloom #RichardJohnson #RussTamblyn #FayCompton #RosalieCrutchley #LoisMaxwell #ValentineDyall #HumphreySearle #DavisBoulton #horror #ghosts #supernatural #LGBT #BookAdaptation #UK #USA #1960s ★★★★☆ ♥︎/div /section ]]>

The Haunting (Robert Wise, 1963)

Oct

21

1873

The Haunting (1963)

Eleanor (Julie Harris), with Dr. John Markway (Richard Johnson) and Theodora (Claire Bloom) in conversation behind her. DP: Davis Boulton.

– “Memories for Abigail Lester Crain: A Legacy for Her Education and Enlightenment. From her devoted father, Hugh Desmond Lester Crain, Hill House, October 21, 1873.”

– But that's today.

– Tomorrow and 90 years later.

#FilmDuJour #October #RobertWise #ShirleyJackson #JulieHarris #ClaireBloom #RichardJohnson #RussTamblyn #FayCompton #RosalieCrutchley #LoisMaxwell #ValentineDyall #HumphreySearle #DavisBoulton #horror #ghosts #supernatural #LGBT #BookAdaptation #UK #USA #1960s ★★★★☆ ♥︎

]]> https://write.underworld.fr/settima/section-class-boxinfo-markdown-1-8r00 Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200