The Screen's the Limit.

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    • Subject Terms:
      CLOUD Atlas: A Novel (Book : Mitchell); CLOUD Atlas (Film)
    • Abstract:
      The article looks at the process of translating books into motion pictures. The author discusses the 2012 film "Cloud Atlas," based on the novel of the same name by David Mitchell, as an example involving a book that appeared impossible to turn into a movie. The incompatibilities between literature and film as media are discussed, including plot length and literary devices.