His teachers would regularly get drunk once a week.ĭahl once imagines a woman he liked and seeing her pale shoulders and the curve of her neck while dancing.Īll in all, except for the fact that it was long, this collection of short stories was pretty enjoyable, especially how Dahl describes his stumbling into the world of writing. As a kid, his teachers and older classmates would beat him and his friends with rods.ĭahl and his characters do drink occasionally. Dahl recounts how he had to fight in a cramped, burning plane against Nazis, and some of the injuries he sustained. The Swan has violent content, as mentioned above. Henry gambles, and, by his own admission, does so dishonestly. This also has pickpockets (in The Hitchhiker). In The Swan, two bullies make little kids cuss their parents out, and actually tie one to an active train track and shoot his leg. This is not a book for kids, although he dedicates this book to young people everywhere. The stories included are: The Boy Who Talked with Animals, The Hitchhiker, The Mildenhall Treasure, The Swan, The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar, Lucky Break, and A Piece of Cake. This book is a collection of seven short stories, some of which are fiction and others chronicles of Roald Dahl's life. Not for kids, but well-written and often amusing. Production of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar is expected to commence in London later this year.The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl Off the back of The French Dispatch, this is the second upcoming release from Anderson alongside Asteroid City, currently shooting in Spain and starring Margot Robbie, Tom Hanks and regular co-collaborators Tilda Swinton and Adrien Brody. Anderson is a self-confessed fan of the author, with his literature cited as a formative part of his childhood in Texas. An immersive production experience, Anderson visited the town where Dahl lived until his death, expanding his vision for the film to focus on the author as well as the book’s characters – Mr Fox’s wife is named Felicity in the film, the same as Dahl’s second wife, whereas in the novel she is nameless.
Of course, this isn’t Anderson’s first foray into Dahl’s world, having directed the stop-motion cinematic adaptation of Fantastic Mr Fox in 2009. Known for his love of anthological storytelling (think: The Royal Tenenbaums), an all-encompassing approach covering every story wouldn’t be abnormal for the director. In the novel, the story follows Sugar, a magical gambler, who has his eyes sewn shut yet alleges he has the power to see through cards. The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar takes its name from one of the short stories within it and it is not yet known if the film will be a holistic adaptation of the book or only the titular. Details surrounding the composition of the new film are still to be confirmed, with Benedict Cumberbatch the only person cast in the project thus far.
0 kommentar(er)
