![]() ![]() ![]() On-screen, Jeannette the sole author becomes "Jeannette," a character played by multiple actors, and that's before narrowing the story to fit. The first of which is taking a singular, first-person perspective and translating it for large-scale live action. When moving a story from a multi-chapter book to two hours of live-action, there's bound to be changes. And how The Glass Castle movie compares to the book shows just how closely the big-screen version stays to its source material. After six years on the bestseller list, five years in film development, and one major casting swap, the story has finally makes it to the big screen. Walls' balanced telling of her upbringing shows her parents as flawed romantics, but doesn't shy away from the neglect, hunger, abuse, or transience they put their children through. The nearly unbelievable true story of gossip columnist Jeannette Walls' impoverished childhood, which she hid for years moving through New York high society, has been heard by millions due to her bestselling memoir The Glass Castle. ![]()
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