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Most faithful adaptation?

posted 16 years ago by HollyAF3
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Which version of "A Farewell to Arms" is the most faithful adaptation of the Hemingway novel of the same name? I know there was a later version with Jennifer Jones and Rock Hudson as well as one later made in the 1990s. If anyone knows this information, it would be greatly appreciated.

[–] guinevere_naberrie 16 years ago

this one is not very faithful...from the 3 that have been made, I'd say the '57 version is

[–] KristianHT 16 years ago

Though I haven't seen this yet, from the quoted dialogue, the script really twists the book. Completely misses the point

[–] SeisCinemaSeis 15 years ago

I haven't seen the '57 version with Rock Hudson and Jennifer Jones but I have read the book.
Borzage's version is not really a faithful adaptation. He practically threw out everything that wasn't related to Frederic-Catherine romance. No wonder why Hemingway disliked it.