Quote by: Richard Schickel

A great novel is concerned primarily with the interior lives of its characters as they respond to the inconvenient narratives that fate imposes on them. Movie adaptations of these monumental fictions often fail because they become mere exercises in interior decoration.


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Author Bio


  • NameRichard Schickel
  • DescriptionAmerican film scholar
  • BornFebruary 10, 1933
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionJournalist; Author
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship