insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 10 - December 2015 | Page 24

ARTS+ENTERTAINMENT
FROM PAGE TO SCREEN cont.

The Godfather by Mario Puzo
Published in 1969, The Godfather is a story of
gangsters and mob bosses, murder and
extortion,betrayal and love. It has all the makings
of the perfect story, with the added benefit of it
being based – at least in part – on the real lives
of the ‘Five Families’ of the Mafia. The film came
out in 1972, and starred Marlon Brando and Al
Pacino in career defining roles. It is often cited
as being amongst the most important films ever
made.
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
We’re all familiar with the musical adventures of
Dorothy and her friends, the Scarecrow, Tinman,
and Cowardly Lion. We’ve journeyed with them
down the Yellow Brick Road to see the wizard
countless times, and the girl in gingham (played
by the exceptional Judy Garland) with her ruby
slippers is an iconic image. The novel (entitled
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum)
came out 40 years before the film, in 1909. It’s
a lifetime ago now, and when the book was
published any ideas of creating a movie out of
it, let alone one that is so well loved, in colour
(for the most part), with songs that children still
sing today was impossible. Thank goodness for
progress!
Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote
The beauty, the style, and the glamour of this film
is timeless. Audrey Hepburn and George Peppard

bring Holly Golightly and Paul Varjak to exquisite
and technicolour life. And of course, there’s Cat.
No one can forget Cat. Breakfast at Y