Monday, April 27, 2026

Top Ten Tuesday: Merchant-Ivory: From Books to Movies

 For Top Ten Tuesday this week, the theme is Freebie. That is, we can choose any theme we want. My theme is novels that were made into movies. In particular, I have chosen Merchant-Ivory movies, since they made many movies based on novels. I had seen several of their movies and had read a few of the novels but not as pairs. One of my upcoming projects is to read and watch them in tandem. I plan to start with Maurice—I had seen the movie years ago but did not read the book because strangely enough it was not available at the library or the bookstore (pre Amazon days). I am looking forward to starting this project.










17 comments:

  1. I didn’t realize that merchant-ivory was a subgenre!

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    2. They may very well be. I don’t think there is any other movie maker who made so many books into movies as Ismail Merchant- James Ivory duo.

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  2. I don't think I've seen any of these! Great list!

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  3. Maurice does sound interesting!

    Here is our Top Ten Tuesday. Thank you!

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  4. I've heard a lot of good things about Remains of the Day!

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    1. Both the book and the movie are equally powerful. Ishiguro has written many books but Remains of the Day is his best.

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  5. I'm going to be adding some of these to my watchlist!

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    1. It is worth spending time on one or two.

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  6. Lion Sowmya SimhanApril 28, 2026 at 3:15 PM

    I am looking forward to reading your reviews to see how far do film makers stick to the original and how much they compromise for commercial reasons

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    1. Me too. This is an exciting project for me.

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  7. I hope that you enjoy your time reading and watching these.
    Here's my TTT for the week: https://readbakecreate.com/the-xs-ys-and-zs-have-it-ten-titles-starting-with-x-y-or-z/

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  8. I’ve seen a couple of these but not read any.
    Thanks for sharing your #TTT

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