Michael Pointer has had a lifelong interest in movies, and now concentrates on film and television dramatizations made from famous literature.
A lively and comprehensive survey of the many attempts throughout
the world to translate Dickens's novels to large and small
screens...
*Nineteenth-Century Literature*
This is no dull chronology. Pointer is a writer of verve and
vitality who is both a Dickens scholar and a film historian. His
narrative is full of interesting historical detail and astute
critical commentary...a fine reference book and, for those
interested in film history, an interesting read.
*American Reference Books Annual*
...performs its scholarly service well...tell[s] us is everything
we ever wanted to know and more about filmed adaptations of
Dickens...an invaluable resource.
*Dickens Quarterly*
...evaluations are enlightening and fair...a good source for
learning how classic literature can be adapted to suit the
restrictions of different media and new audiences...
*The Big Reel*
...an engaging and informative text examining a book first
published in the holiday season. There is already an excellent
general survey of screen adaptations.
*Classic Images*
Surveys the range of film, television, and video adaptations of
Dickens' work, describing obscure and popular productions from the
silent film era to the present.
*Reference and Research Book News*
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