Literary Adaptation Movies

  • 1938
    Paweł & Gaweł

    Paweł & Gaweł

    Paweł & Gaweł

    7.41938HD

    Two neighbours with similar names, Paweł and Gaweł, meet a violinist girl Violetta who pretends to be a child. When Paweł learns she's...

    Paweł & Gaweł
  • 1959
    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies

    01959HD

    The three heroines, Wong Ang, Wu Nga, and Heung At expose a murder case involving three dead bodies found in an old temple. Unbeknown to the trio,...

    How Oriole the Heroine Solved the Case of the Three Dead Bodies
  • 1967
    Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

    Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

    Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell

    01967HD

    Ghost-faced To is murdered in a mortuary after paying a visit to Muk Lan-fa. A set of teeth is found missing from another dead body. Lan-fa’s...

    Lady in Black Cracks the Gate of Hell
  • 2021
    Affliction

    Affliction

    Affliction

    102021HD

    Affliction
  • 1959
    Jons und Erdme

    Jons und Erdme

    Jons und Erdme

    01959HD

    Adaptation of Hermann Sudermann's novel about the troubled relationship between the strong willed Erdme and her irascible husband Jons in the...

    Jons und Erdme
  • 1922
    Trilby

    Trilby

    Trilby

    01922HD

    First installment of the Tense Moments with Great Authors series. Presumed lost.

    Trilby
  • 2010
    Flooding with Love for The Kid

    Flooding with Love for The Kid

    Flooding with Love for The Kid

    4.52010HD

    A one-man adaptation of First Blood, filmed over the course of four months, entirely within a 220-sq. ft. apartment.

    Flooding with Love for The Kid
  • 1964
    The Extra Mortals

    The Extra Mortals

    The Extra Mortals

    01964HD

    In a hospital waiting room, a group of men arrive and meet one another. Choe, is the upbeat fellow who always thinks of the nation and its people....

    The Extra Mortals
  • 2011
    Working Class

    Working Class

    Working Class

    5.22011HD

    Loosely based on Charles Dicken’s book “A Tale of Two Cities”, Working Class tells the tale of underground street artists Mike...

    Working Class
  • 1953
    Spring

    Spring

    Spring

    01953HD

    Ko Suk-ying is saddened over her arranged marriage as manipulated by her father Hak-ming. Ko Kok-sun's Cousin Chow Wai's spends the Mid-Autumn...

    Spring
  • 1960
    The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine

    The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine

    The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine

    01960HD

    The Diamond Gang commits a robbery. The leader Chiu Yee-kong wants to keep the booty and this arouses the suspicion of gang member Tai-wai. The...

    The Story of Wong Ang the Heroine
  • 1908
    Trilby

    Trilby

    Trilby

    01908HD

    Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's climax survives.

    Trilby
  • 2014
    Poor Sailor

    Poor Sailor

    Poor Sailor

    02014HD

    Jonás and Raquel live in the field. Their life is happy and in harmony with the envoronment. One day, Néstor, Jonás's brother,...

    Poor Sailor
  • 1959
    The Chair

    The Chair

    The Chair

    01959HD

    After inheriting his father's estate, Cheung Ka-bo leads a life of debauchery after getting know Blackie Yuen, who profits at others' expense, and...

    The Chair
  • 1957
    Oshidori kenkagasa

    Oshidori kenkagasa

    Oshidori kenkagasa

    01957HD

    Oshidori kenkagasa
  • 1959
    Pilgrimage at Night

    Pilgrimage at Night

    Pilgrimage at Night

    01959HD

    Adapted by Yasumi Toshio and directed by Toyoda Shiro, this is a literary work based on a full-length novel of the same name published by Shiga Naoya...

    Pilgrimage at Night
  • 2024
    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire

    02024HD

    An actress, three months post-partum, reads through fragments of the archive of Suzanne Césaire as she prepares to perform excerpts of the...

    The Ballad of Suzanne Césaire
  • 1922
    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    01922HD

    After ten happy childhood years, the life of David Copperfield takes an obscure turn. His mother passes away and a cruel stepfather crushes young...

    David Copperfield
  • 1967
    Stroller

    Stroller

    Stroller

    01967HD

    An old member of Namsadang (a wayfaring group of Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910)) leaves his daughter Gye-yeon at a tavern of Hwagye Market, a traditional...

    Stroller
  • 1895
    Quartette

    Quartette

    Quartette

    01895HD

    Scene from a Trilby-themed stage play. Lost.

    Quartette