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Le Plaisir
Le Plaisir (1952) is Max Ophüls's French black-and-white anthology film adapting three Guy de Maupassant stories, Le Masque, La Maison Tellier, and Le Modèle, narrated in Maupassant's voice, with Jean Gabin, Danielle Darrieux, and Simone Simon, famous for its tracking shots and the closing line "Le bonheur n'est pas gai".
Les Misérables (1998 film)
Les Misérables (1998) is Bille August's non-musical film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, starring Liam Neeson as Valjean, Geoffrey Rush as Javert, Uma Thurman, and Claire Danes; produced by Mandalay Entertainment, released May 1, 1998.
Les Misérables (2026 film)
Les Misérables (2026 film), also called Les Misérables Partie 1: a French non-musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel directed by Fred Cavayé, starring Vincent Lindon as Jean Valjean and Tahar Rahim as Javert, released 14 October 2026 by StudioCanal.
Little Dorrit (1988 film)
Little Dorrit (1988) is a six-hour, two-part British film of Dickens' novel, written and directed by Christine Edzard, starring Alec Guinness and Derek Jacobi, told twice from two points of view.
Little Women (1949 film)
Little Women (1949) is MGM's Technicolor remake of Alcott's novel, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, starring June Allyson, Elizabeth Taylor, and Peter Lawford; it won the Oscar for Best Art Direction and was the first color screen version.
Little Women (1994 film)
Little Women (1994) is Gillian Armstrong's Columbia Pictures adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's 1868 novel, starring Winona Ryder as Jo March, Susan Sarandon, Christian Bale, and Claire Danes; released December 1994, grossing $48.8M with three Oscar nominations.
Little Women (2019 film)
Little Women, sometimes called Greta Gerwig's Little Women, is a 2019 American coming-of-age period drama written and directed by Gerwig, adapted from Louisa May Alcott's 1868–1869 novel.
Love & Friendship
Love & Friendship is a 2016 period comedy film written and directed by Whit Stillman, adapted from Jane Austen's novella Lady Susan and starring Kate Beckinsale.
Madame Bovary (1991 film)
Madame Bovary (1991) is Claude Chabrol's French film adaptation of Flaubert's novel, starring Isabelle Huppert as Emma Bovary. Released April 1991 in France, 143 minutes, Moscow Festival best actress prize, Oscar-nominated costumes.
Madame Bovary (2014 film)
Madame Bovary (2014) is Sophie Barthes's English-language drama adapting Flaubert's novel, starring Mia Wasikowska as Emma Bovary with Ezra Miller, Rhys Ifans, and Paul Giamatti; a US-German-Belgian 118-minute film released 2015 to mixed reviews.
Moby Dick (1956 film)
Moby Dick (1956) is John Huston's film adaptation of Herman Melville's novel, starring Gregory Peck as Captain Ahab, with Richard Basehart and Orson Welles; screenplay by Ray Bradbury, noted for its desaturated Technicolor and troubled open-sea production.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle (2018), Andy Serkis's directorial debut, is a darker performance-capture adaptation of Kipling's Jungle Book, starring Rohan Chand, Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Benedict Cumberbatch, released by Netflix after Warner Bros. delayed it to avoid Disney's 2016 remake.
Nicholas Nickleby (2002 film)
Nicholas Nickleby is a 2002 drama film written and directed by Douglas McGrath, adapted from Charles Dickens's novel, starring Charlie Hunnam, Christopher Plummer, and Jim Broadbent.
Northanger Abbey (2007 film)
Northanger Abbey (2007) is an ITV1 television film directed by Jon Jones, scripted by Andrew Davies for ITV's Jane Austen Season, starring Felicity Jones, JJ Feild, Carey Mulligan, and Liam Cunningham, filmed partly at Lismore Castle, Ireland.
Oliver Twist (1948 film)
Oliver Twist is a 1948 British drama directed by David Lean from Charles Dickens's novel, starring John Howard Davies as Oliver and Alec Guinness as Fagin.
Oliver Twist (2005 film)
Oliver Twist is a 2005 drama film directed by Roman Polanski, adapted from Charles Dickens's novel, starring Barney Clark as Oliver and Ben Kingsley as Fagin.
Partner (1968 film)
Partner. is Bernardo Bertolucci's 1968 Italian drama, freely adapted from Dostoevsky's The Double, starring Pierre Clémenti as a drama teacher and his revolutionary double, with Stefania Sandrelli, Tina Aumont, and music by Ennio Morricone.
Persuasion (1995 film)
Persuasion (1995) is Roger Michell's BBC Screen Two adaptation of Jane Austen's last completed novel, scripted by Nick Dear, starring Amanda Root and Ciarán Hinds, released in US cinemas by Sony Pictures Classics.
Persuasion (2022 film)
Persuasion (2022) is a Netflix romantic drama directed by Carrie Cracknell, starring Dakota Johnson and Cosmo Jarvis, adapting Jane Austen's 1817 novel with modern language and fourth-wall breaks; critics scored it 30% on Rotten Tomatoes, audiences 71%.
Pinocchio (2002 film)
Pinocchio is Roberto Benigni's 2002 Italian live-action film adaptation of Collodi, directed by and starring Benigni, the most expensive Italian film of its era, a hit in Italy but a US flop with 0% on Rotten Tomatoes.
Pride & Prejudice (2005 film)
Pride & Prejudice is a 2005 romantic drama directed by Joe Wright, starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen in Jane Austen's story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy.
Pride and Prejudice (1940 film)
Pride and Prejudice (1940) is MGM's feature film of Jane Austen's novel, directed by Robert Z. Leonard, starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier, with Aldous Huxley co-writing; it moved the story to the 1830s/40s and won the Oscar for black and white art direction.
Robinson Crusoe (1954 film)
Robinson Crusoe, aka The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, is Luis Buñuel's 1954 Mexican color film adapting Daniel Defoe's novel, starring Oscar-nominated Dan O'Herlihy with Jaime Fernández as Friday, shot in Manzanillo in 1952.
Scrooge (1970 film)
Scrooge (1970 film): British musical adaptation of Dickens's A Christmas Carol, directed by Ronald Neame, written by Leslie Bricusse, starring Albert Finney and Alec Guinness; first big-screen musical and first color version, later a Christmas TV staple.
Sense and Sensibility (2026 film)
Sense and Sensibility (2026 film), Georgia Oakley's Jane Austen adaptation for Focus Features and Working Title, scripted by Diana Reid, starring Daisy Edgar-Jones as Elinor and Esmé Creed-Miles as Marianne; released UK September 25, 2026, US October 16, 2026.
Sense and Sensibility (film)
Sense and Sensibility (1995), Ang Lee's film of Jane Austen's novel, screenplay by Emma Thompson, starring Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman; seven Oscar nominations, Thompson won Best Adapted Screenplay, Golden Bear winner.
Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film)
Swiss Family Robinson (1960 film) is a Disney adventure film about a Swiss family shipwrecked on a tropical island. It was shot on the Caribbean island of Tobago.
Tess (1979 film)
Tess (1979) is Roman Polanski's adaptation of Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d'Urbervilles, starring Nastassja Kinski, Peter Firth, and Leigh Lawson. A Franco-British Claude Berri production shot in Normandy, it won three 1981 Academy Awards and was dedicated to Sharon Tate.
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver (1960) is a Columbia fantasy film directed by Jack Sher, starring Kerwin Mathews, with Ray Harryhausen's Superdynamation effects adapting Swift's first two voyages to Lilliput, Blefuscu, and Brobdingnag, scored by Bernard Herrmann.
The Adventures of Huck Finn (1993 film)
The Adventures of Huck Finn is a 1993 American adventure drama film from Walt Disney Pictures, written and directed by Stephen Sommers and starring Elijah Wood as Huck.