Last night, the 23rd Forqué Film Awards ceremony was held in Zaragoza . The winners , sharing the honor, were two highly acclaimed films with literary titles: The Author , by Manuel Martín Cuenca, and The Bookshop , by Isabel Coixet.
We're taking a look at these films and others that share literary themes in their titles . They've all explored various aspects of the creative process, development, settings, and characters that might revolve around the book. There are many more, but these are the ones we'll focus on today.
The author - Manuel Martín Cuenca (2017)
With great critical and public success , this story stars Javier Gutierrez , who has also won the José María Forqué press award for best male performance.
Álvaro wants to be a writer, but everything he writes is fake and bland. He works in a notary's office in Seville, and his life is dull. It's Amanda , his wife, who takes up writing and produces a bestseller. This leads to the couple's separation when Álvaro decides to write a great novel. But he's incapable because he lacks talent and imagination. Juan , his teacher at a writing workshop, helps him delve into the fundamentals of novel writing. Eventually, Álvaro discovers that fiction is written with reality , and he begins to manipulate his neighbors and friends to create a true story that surpasses fiction.
The bookstore - Isabel Coixet (2017)
A co-production between Spain and the United Kingdom . It stars a primarily British cast, including names like Emily Mortimer and Bill Nighy.
In the late 50s, Florence Green decides to fulfill one of her biggest dreams: to leave London and open a small bookstore in a town on the British coast . To her surprise, this decision unleashes all sorts of reactions among the town's inhabitants.
The book publisher - Michael Grandage (2016)
Based on the 1978 National Book Award-winning book Max Perkins: Editor of Genius by A. Scott Berg , this British production stars Colin Firth, Jude Law, and Nicole Kidman, among others. It chronicles the life of Max Perkins, the world's most admired book editor, portrayed by Colin Firth.
Perkins was behind some of the greatest writers of the 20th century . Always committed to nurturing talent, he was the driving force behind literary stars like F. Scott Fitzgerald (Guy Pearce) and Ernest Hemingway (Dominic West). This film focuses on how Perkins dedicated himself to honing the talent and style of Tom Wolfe (Jude Law) , as well as highlighting the extraordinary friendship he shared with Wolfe and his wife.
The book Thief - Brian Percival (2013)
Also based on a novel by Marcus Zusak , it describes the adventures of a nine-year-old German girl from the time she is given up for adoption by her mother until the end of World War II. It stars Geoffrey Rush , Sophie Nélisse, and Emily Watson.
The reader - Riccardo Gabrielli (2012)
Fans of Latin American cinema might find this Colombian production interesting. It stars Carolina Guerra, Diego Cadavid, and Carolina Gómez.
The search for a mysterious briefcase that has disappeared and is of great interest to everyone involves clues described in a German text . The two siblings who find it will force a university student to translate it. They will be the only ones who know its secret, but nothing is as it seems.
The reader - Stephen Daldry (2008)
Another film based on the novel by German author Bernhard Schlink . It starred Kate Winslet , who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for this role, Ralph Fiennes , and David Kross, among others.
It's post-World War II Germany, and fifteen-year-old Michael Berg (David Kross) collapses on his way home from school. Hanna Schmitz (Kate Winslet), a serious and reserved woman twice his age, helps him and takes him to her home. A passionate and secret romance blossoms between them, only to be interrupted by Hanna's disappearance. Eight years later, Michael encounters her again, but in a situation he could never have imagined.