Published 16:58 IST, January 21st 2020

'Little Women', 'Pride and Prejudice', and other movies for literature lovers

Hollywood has adapted innumerable movies from bestselling novels such as 'Little Women', 'Les Miserables', etc. Here are some top movies for literature lovers.

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Movies are thing but audio-video versions of stories that we say or hear. It takes a large crew and motivated professionals to convert a book or vel into a motion picture. But some of world's best movies ever me are aptations of major vels. Here are movies for literature lovers:

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Top 5 movies for literature lovers

Little Women

Little Women was written by Louis May Alcott in two volumes and is loved by people of all s. This enduring and popular vel was apted into two movies in past.

story revolves around four March sisters and ir struggles in life post Civil War period. latest Little Women version was released in 2019 and was helmed by Greta Gerwig and starred Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, etc in le roles.

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Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice is an 1813 romantic vel written by Jane Austen. vel revolves around importance of marrying for love, t for money or social prestige, despite communal pressure to make a good match.

This popular vel was turned into a movie in 2005 by director Joe Wright starring Kiera Knightley, Matw Macfyen, Brenda Blethyn, Rosamund Pike in pivotal roles.

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Les Misérables

Les Misérables is a French historical vel by Victor Hugo and is considered to be one of greatest vels of 19th century. This vel was first published back in 1862 and revolved mostly around French society, law, justice system, religion, etc. This book was turned into a musical, directed by Tom Hooper in 2005 starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe And Anne Hathaway in pivotal roles.

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Trainspotting

Trainspotting is a book written by Irvine Welsh, first published in 1993. vel is set in late 1980s and revolves around a group of friends who were dealing with substance diction and or destructive activities.

This book was apted into a movie of same name in 1996 by ace director Danny Boyle starring Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Jonny Lee Miller, Robert Carlyle, Kevin McKidd, etc in le roles.

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Into Wild

Into Wild was originally a 9,000-word article written by Jon Krakauer on Christopher McCandless death, titled Death of an Incent. This was published in January edition of Outsider in 1993.

Later author converted it into a book and by 2007 Sean Penn directed a movie of same name starring Emile Hirsch as McCandless. book was an international bestseller and movie was considered a masterpiece by many critics.

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16:58 IST, January 21st 2020