I read that Natalie Portman has written a screen adaptation for Amos Oz's book A Tale of Love and Darkness. I read that she's currently directing and starring in the film, shooting on location in Jerusalem.
I wish Ms. Portman much success with this project. I think the project is in capable hands.
Having said that, I'm ambivalent about this 2014 film. I liked Oz's book a whole lot. When I like a book a whole lot, the book lives vividly in my imagination, and I want it to stay there as a book. So that makes me ambivalent -- a preference to keep the narrative inside my head and a curiosity about how it might be brought to cinematographic life.
When the film is released, I'm sure I'll watch it. And I'll probably appreciate it as a thing existing in its own right.
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This sounds like an important film. I wish everyone involved in the project the best.
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