The Canterbury Tales is about an unrelated group of pilgrims traveling together on a pilgrimage. One of the major aspects of the journey is the unique diversity of the characters. There are knights, nuns, monks, lower-class tradesman and single women. They interact together and tell each other thei...

The characterization of many of the characters, especially Othello, was fairly different in both films. The directors evidently added in their own personal perceptions of appearance with clever camera work and visual symbols. In the 1951 Welles film, Othello is a towering, very sturdy man with an ex...

A Passage to India When novels are turned into movies, each is subject to instant criticism. They are readily compared to one another. Not having read A Passage to India puts us at a disadvantage in comparing the novel and the film. Instead, we have to trust that David Lean's interpret...