First published in 1957, this seminal work of film theory analyzes the process---the mysterious alchemy---by which novels are transformed into films. Beginning with a discussion of the aesthetic limits of both the novel and the film, George Bluestone goes on to offer close readings of six films based on novels of serious literary merit-- The Informer, Wuthering Heights, The Grapes of Wrath, Pride and Prejudice, The Ox-Bow Incident, and Madame Bovary--focusing on the additions, deletions, and other changes made by the filmmakers in adapting the...