{"id":625,"date":"2021-10-01T18:08:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T18:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vox-sprachschule.ch\/blog\/?p=625"},"modified":"2022-02-04T09:32:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-04T09:32:11","slug":"movies-based-on-books-our-top-picks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vox-sprachschule.ch\/blog\/2021\/10\/movies-based-on-books-our-top-picks\/","title":{"rendered":"Movies Based on Books: Our TOP PICKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>VOX Cultural Digest, Issue N.1<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is the best way to unwind and learn about a new culture and practice a foreign language? Our chips are on movies and books or a combination of both: a movie based on a book!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is our list of top picks for movies based on books in German, English, Swiss-German, Italian Russian, and French, which have been carefully selected by the VOX team!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In German:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Buddenbrooks<\/strong> is a 2008 German drama film directed by Heinrich Breloer, adapted from the 1901 novel of the same name by Thomas Mann.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Swiss German:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>F. est un salaud<\/strong> (English title F. Is a Bastard or F\u00f6gi Is a Bastard, released in German as De F\u00f6gi isch en Souhund) is a 1998 French\/Swiss film based upon the novel ter f\u00f6gi isch e souhung by Martin Frank. It was filmed in Z\u00fcrich, Switzerland.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Mein Name ist Eugen<\/strong> (Rascals on the Road) is a 2005 Swiss adventure film directed by Michael Steiner. With 580,000 admissions in Switzerland, it is the third most successful Swiss film of all time. <\/li><li><strong>Der Goalie bin ig<\/strong>, 2016. It is based on a book by Pedro Lenz.\u00a0<\/li><li><strong>Schellen-Ursli<\/strong> (2015) or Varios <strong>Heidi<\/strong> movies are children&#8217;s movies that are pretty suitable for grown-ups as well.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In English:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Little Women<\/strong> is a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama film written and directed by Greta Gerwig. It is the seventh film adaptation of the 1868 novel of the same name by Louisa May Alcott.<\/li><li><strong>The Importance of Being Earnest<\/strong> is a 1952 British comedy-drama film adaptation of the 1895 play by Oscar Wilde.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Italian:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>La leggenda del pianista sull&#8217;oceano<\/strong> is a 1998 Italian drama film directed by Giuseppe Tornatore, inspired by Novecento, a monologue by Alessandro Baricco. The film was nominated for a variety of awards worldwide, winning several for its soundtrack.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In Russian:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u0413\u0430\u0434\u043a\u0438\u0435 \u043b\u0435\u0431\u0435\u0434\u0438 <\/strong>(The Ugly Swans) is a 2006 Russian science fiction film directed by Konstantin Lopushansky, based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>\u0421\u0442\u0430\u043b\u043a\u0435\u0440<\/strong> (Stalker) is a 1979 Soviet science fiction art drama film directed by Andrei Tarkovsky with a screenplay written by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, loosely based on their 1972 novel Roadside Picnic.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">In French:&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Ensemble, c&#8217;est tout<\/strong> (Hunting and Gathering) is a 2007 French romantic film based on the writer Anna Gavalda&#8217;s 2004 novel Hunting and Gathering (French: Ensemble, c&#8217;est tout). It was directed by Claude Berri, who also wrote the screenplay.\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy reading books, watching movies, and practicing your favorite foreign languages, and stay tuned for more unique and exciting facts related to culture and languages!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you prefer: to first read the book and then watch the movie or are you normally inspired to read the book after watching the movie? Let us know in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>VOX Cultural Digest, Issue N.1 What is the best way to unwind and learn about a new culture and practice a foreign language? 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