And like any true legendary novel, it’s recently been adapted into a movie. But surely adapting such an iconic novel to screen will come with some backlash, right? Cinema Nova believes just this. They’ve rounded up some of Melbourne’s brightest arts identities – Mel Campbell, Carol van Opstal, freelance writer and blogger Glenn Dunks, Peter Krausz and host Alicia Sometimes – to debate the book-to-film adaptation, following a preview screening of the new film.
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