Don't Sell 'Em Short

Jack Redelfs · 12 Apr 2007, 15:09 · from 2007-April.txt.gz

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From: jackredelfs at gmail.com (Jack Redelfs)
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 09:09:40 -0600
Subject: (urth) Don't Sell 'Em Short
Message-ID: <19ee41770704120809l478714a9g410d4f1d2728808 at mail.gmail.com>

In pondering the difficulties of filming a Wolfe novel,
and there are many, I think it is a mistake for us to sell
screenwriters and film directors short. Although films and
plays are different from novels, they are still stories, at
their heart, and a good storyteller can adapt a good
story out of ANY source material, just like John the
Baptist raising Sons of Abraham out of the stones.

The best screenwriters and directors are just as capable
and intelligent as Gene Wolfe. I have no doubt that, given
a chance, any artful and crafty filmmaker could do Gene
justice.

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