You’d be hard pressed to find a work of fiction less suitable for adaptation to the screen than Henry James’ 1903 novella The Beast in the Jungle. The protagonist, John Marcher, is convinced he’s destined for some profound fate, and so refuses to marry, or do anything with his life. As he nears old age without experiencing any special destiny, he realizes this absence is in fact his providence—he’s wasted his life in anticipation of he knows not what, and his reward is that he’s wasted his life. Читать дальше...