Ok so based off the book, this is a travesty. It doesn't even try to follow the brilliant plot, and it cut out the most dynamic complex character in the whole story, Quentin! The neurotic, suicidal brother I mean who is the only supply of real morality in the whole Compson family. How can you have this story and not have Quentin Compson?
Without a doubt one of the worst adaptations of a great novel ever.I love Joanne Woodward but whoever thought of casting her as a teenager should be shot.Bryner looks embaressed to be involved in this mess.
It would be possible to make this film. But it would be better if it was divided into a trilogy. And the director would need a strong vision. The Coen brothers... They could could do it.
I have to admit that I don't really want to watch this movie. I like Martin Ritt, but I love William Faulkner more--particularly The Sound and the Fury, and it pains me to think about how much Ritt must have butchered this literary masterpiece. The fact that he made Miss Quentin the main character in the movie pretty much says it all.
I have to admit that I don't really want to watch this movie. I like Martin Ritt, but I love William Faulkner more--particularly The Sound and the Fury, and it pains me to think about how much Ritt must have butchered this literary masterpiece. The fact that he made Miss Quentin the main character in the movie pretty much says it all.
So most of the comments about the movie are that it doesn't relate to the novel, that it's a shit movie, etc., and I completely agree...only I just don't think it's at all possible to make a good movie of Sound and The Fury...it's just not possible. I have to wonder though, what Faulkner would make of this if he knew about it. I suppose he'd get a kick out of it seeing as how he tried (and failed) to write a script for a movie (he showed up on set with a 10 page monologue, or something like that
those who think Joanne was ineffective in this your entitled to your oppion as I am to mine and as I said previously she couldn't exactally enjoy the filming as she was pregnant again after a miscarriage and it was going well so she was skittish that if an accident happened on the set she'd lose the baby again which would lead to more grief for her and Paul who still carried the emotional scars of thier first loss
Yul's hairless head really helped him stand out amongst the other male stars of the 50's & 60's. But I don't think he was actually bald. I think he just had a HIGH forehead. They say that ladies would squeeze his head to see if it was ripe when he walked down the produce aisle in the supermarket. And how did he know when to stop when washing his face in the morning! Oh well...you know what they say about baldness: HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW !!!
This film should have been promoted as 'inspired by a story by Wm. Faulkner' which would have allowed the audience to enjoy a story rather than expecting the book in movie form.
It is probably one of the best examples of Yul's formal training than any other film & is a terrific example of his capabilities.
Joanne is too old for the part and is ineffective. She doesn't have the spirit of a rebellious teenager.
OMG! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Way overstretched in the studies this semester and no time to read Faulkner while memorizing nucleotide sequences. Life saver!
Honestly, I do not suggest you watch this in place of reading the book. As far as book to film adaptations go, this one is very terrible. The book is split into four sections, and this film only attempts to adapt one of the four parts, and it doesn't even really stay true to that section--it changes a lot to add in a romantic plot, etc.
I just finished the book this weekend. Amazing. Faulkner's style really gets into the emotional state of each character from whose voice he is speaking. Although the last section seems to be from a third person perspective. The stream of consciousness was exceedingly difficult to follow but I appreciate what he was trying to accomplish. I will probably avoid this film based on your comment.
that's it. The plot has only the vaguest resemblance. It's more like someone read the book, didn't understand it, and decided to write a movie based on what they could figure out from the third chapter alone.
You're better off reading the spark notes.
Besides, the novel is studied for Faulkner's unusual writing style and the way he uses point of view and chronology. This won't help with either.
@sorayasignorina dude I do not mean to be rude... but I need to emphasize- do NOT use ANYTHING else to try and understand this book without reading it
@sorayasignorina Um, I'm a 16 year old who read this book for an optional reading project, I also happen to love critiquing film, not only does this film only (incorrectly) adapt one fourth of the novel, but it leaves out the important theme of the novel, time.
This is great! Thank you so much for uploading this i dont know if I ever would have been able to see this without you uploading it. I couldnt find it anywhere else.
at the time the film was made Ms Woodward was 28 so to play a teenager wasn't a far stretch and besides it was a difficult shoot for her due to the fact she was expecting her & Paul's first daughter Nell and was scared if she made one wrong move she'd lose the baby again as she had on their honeymoon not even a year before this was shot and I think it's a great addaptation
This film is, indubitably, the worst adaptation of a novel (and perhaps the worst film) ever made. Please, if you have read The Sound and the Fury, and you are able to appreciate the genius behind that book, do not subject yourself to this mess. There is no excuse for this.
This film nauseated me the first time I watched it, and it remains, in my mind, repulsive if only because ofi t's complete dissimilarity from the novel. I first read the novel when I was 15 and it moved me like no other literary work had done at the time, and to see its film adaptation fail so categorically in capturing the tone, poetry, and atmosphere of the novel is was really disappointing.
No, I think he is the appropriate age here. In the book, Benjy has several different caretakers, depending on what time period the book is talking about. They are usually around thirteen years old, and I believe Luster was indeed thirteen or fourteen.
" I was not a fan of the the book" what kind of books do you read? people like you made dan brown or what ever his name is a millionare. and tom hanks acts in that movies. keep reading that books
is this movie any good? i can already see there are a lot of incongruities. i might give it a try.
i'm re-reading the book which i absolutely love and think is a masterpiece. and i was just thinking the other day what a challenge it would be to make a film version of this, not knowing that it had already been done.
It is good in its own way, I think. It is not a very good portrayal of the book, as it mostly only covers the Jason section with bits pulled from other sections, but I think Yul Brynner does an amazing job as Jason.
well I won't say it's the greatest movie of all time but I must say it's fun and enjoyable to watch...I could not imagine anyone playing Jason other than Yul Brynner...never thought that a sexy and exotic guy like Brynner could have such amazing chemistry with Joanne Woodward(who almost had no real sex-appeal to me)
Thank You. I read the S&F many times - and I liked the movie too. Faulkner is master of writing art and in his honer I watched all 13 parts - Thanks again. (Incidentally I am an Iranian in love for anything by Faulkner).
Thanks so much! I need to watch this vid for a Sign Language final paper. The rest of the class loved it- so I'm really exited to watch it too! ; ) Thanks again.
YouTube won't let me post the link I found, but I think you are thinking of a documentary made in 2000 of the same title. This is a film version of William Faulkner's novel. The documentary is about deaf children and sign language.
Thanks... I was a little confused about that : ). Still, this looks like a great movie. Faulkner's awesome! I loved his short story "Barn Burning." Thanks again for telling me about the documentary though!
don't watch this instead of reading the book.
greenbee9 4 months ago
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Who is Uncle Howard?? I'm going to watch this film without comparing it to the book (it's pointless to see it that way)
dreamlandlover 5 months ago
Thanx for this. I have tried to get the film (in UK) but to no avail.
I know the book is better, but then they always are. Will watch it slowly
each day 'til I get through it. Well done you...ignore the critics, they're only jealous,
'cos they have not got the energy to upload it.
Anyone got The Imposters they can download?...I can't get that film either. Cheers!
athinalee 6 months ago
jesus thanksssssssssssssssssssss
Mario856 7 months ago
I miss Caddy :(
guidefox 9 months ago
changing the narrator sure is a whole lot of change
maybunnyamon 10 months ago
Adaptations of classic books are difficult to live up to.....yul brynner is always good, though.....
ThePianoBelle 10 months ago
no one could make a movie about the sound and the fury and be successful
the novel is way too complex
thatmelindakid27 1 year ago
I LOVE this book, but this movie is nothing like it. I mean why is Quentin even touching Jason. They freakin' HATED each other!
gizmocat11 1 year ago
@gizmocat11 That wasn't Jason.
FelixDeckett 9 months ago
Ok so based off the book, this is a travesty. It doesn't even try to follow the brilliant plot, and it cut out the most dynamic complex character in the whole story, Quentin! The neurotic, suicidal brother I mean who is the only supply of real morality in the whole Compson family. How can you have this story and not have Quentin Compson?
moviehypno23 1 year ago
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dilsey here looks like the nanny from Gone with the wind! :) didn't picture her like this at all!
muftin7 1 year ago
Dilsey here looks just like the nanny from Gone with the wind! :) I didn't picture her like this at all.
muftin7 1 year ago
Without a doubt one of the worst adaptations of a great novel ever.I love Joanne Woodward but whoever thought of casting her as a teenager should be shot.Bryner looks embaressed to be involved in this mess.
macemcguire 1 year ago
It would be possible to make this film. But it would be better if it was divided into a trilogy. And the director would need a strong vision. The Coen brothers... They could could do it.
riverbig8 1 year ago
Benyi looks ... sane. I expected to see that slimy man bawling that Benyi is...
Barlecilla 1 year ago
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I have to admit that I don't really want to watch this movie. I like Martin Ritt, but I love William Faulkner more--particularly The Sound and the Fury, and it pains me to think about how much Ritt must have butchered this literary masterpiece. The fact that he made Miss Quentin the main character in the movie pretty much says it all.
adamzanzie 1 year ago
I have to admit that I don't really want to watch this movie. I like Martin Ritt, but I love William Faulkner more--particularly The Sound and the Fury, and it pains me to think about how much Ritt must have butchered this literary masterpiece. The fact that he made Miss Quentin the main character in the movie pretty much says it all.
adamzanzie 1 year ago
Thank you for posting! I didn't even know Yul Brynner made this film. I'm a huge Yul fan and glad to have stumbled across it.
SweetLo22 1 year ago
So most of the comments about the movie are that it doesn't relate to the novel, that it's a shit movie, etc., and I completely agree...only I just don't think it's at all possible to make a good movie of Sound and The Fury...it's just not possible. I have to wonder though, what Faulkner would make of this if he knew about it. I suppose he'd get a kick out of it seeing as how he tried (and failed) to write a script for a movie (he showed up on set with a 10 page monologue, or something like that
ultimablade007 1 year ago
Why would anyone think of narrating from female Quentin's point of view?
This movie is one of the worst film adaptations I've ever seen.
SargeantLarge 2 years ago
those who think Joanne was ineffective in this your entitled to your oppion as I am to mine and as I said previously she couldn't exactally enjoy the filming as she was pregnant again after a miscarriage and it was going well so she was skittish that if an accident happened on the set she'd lose the baby again which would lead to more grief for her and Paul who still carried the emotional scars of thier first loss
lissysgoldenheart 2 years ago
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Yul's hairless head really helped him stand out amongst the other male stars of the 50's & 60's. But I don't think he was actually bald. I think he just had a HIGH forehead. They say that ladies would squeeze his head to see if it was ripe when he walked down the produce aisle in the supermarket. And how did he know when to stop when washing his face in the morning! Oh well...you know what they say about baldness: HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW !!!
JubalCalif 2 years ago
This film should have been promoted as 'inspired by a story by Wm. Faulkner' which would have allowed the audience to enjoy a story rather than expecting the book in movie form.
It is probably one of the best examples of Yul's formal training than any other film & is a terrific example of his capabilities.
Joanne is too old for the part and is ineffective. She doesn't have the spirit of a rebellious teenager.
NiNaWavs2U 2 years ago
OMG! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Way overstretched in the studies this semester and no time to read Faulkner while memorizing nucleotide sequences. Life saver!
sorayasignorina 2 years ago
Honestly, I do not suggest you watch this in place of reading the book. As far as book to film adaptations go, this one is very terrible. The book is split into four sections, and this film only attempts to adapt one of the four parts, and it doesn't even really stay true to that section--it changes a lot to add in a romantic plot, etc.
soundandfury8 2 years ago 15
I just finished the book this weekend. Amazing. Faulkner's style really gets into the emotional state of each character from whose voice he is speaking. Although the last section seems to be from a third person perspective. The stream of consciousness was exceedingly difficult to follow but I appreciate what he was trying to accomplish. I will probably avoid this film based on your comment.
Boudosaved 1 year ago
@soundandfury8
It really would have been something if they could have put Benji's point of view into a motion picture. I agree, everyone should read the book.
CWADAMS217 4 weeks ago
The similarities between this movie and the book:
1. character names
2. location
3. title
that's it. The plot has only the vaguest resemblance. It's more like someone read the book, didn't understand it, and decided to write a movie based on what they could figure out from the third chapter alone.
You're better off reading the spark notes.
Besides, the novel is studied for Faulkner's unusual writing style and the way he uses point of view and chronology. This won't help with either.
kellyhelene 2 years ago 2
theres always time to read faulkner
Meddlepat 2 years ago 12
@sorayasignorina dude I do not mean to be rude... but I need to emphasize- do NOT use ANYTHING else to try and understand this book without reading it
cooldevinis 1 year ago
@sorayasignorina lol how i did book reports in college 30 years ago! friday night ovies!
MrBillcale 1 year ago
@sorayasignorina Um, I'm a 16 year old who read this book for an optional reading project, I also happen to love critiquing film, not only does this film only (incorrectly) adapt one fourth of the novel, but it leaves out the important theme of the novel, time.
FalconPunch256 2 months ago
This is great! Thank you so much for uploading this i dont know if I ever would have been able to see this without you uploading it. I couldnt find it anywhere else.
TheKingsMenCosplay 2 years ago
at the time the film was made Ms Woodward was 28 so to play a teenager wasn't a far stretch and besides it was a difficult shoot for her due to the fact she was expecting her & Paul's first daughter Nell and was scared if she made one wrong move she'd lose the baby again as she had on their honeymoon not even a year before this was shot and I think it's a great addaptation
bornintheusa 2 years ago
This film is, indubitably, the worst adaptation of a novel (and perhaps the worst film) ever made. Please, if you have read The Sound and the Fury, and you are able to appreciate the genius behind that book, do not subject yourself to this mess. There is no excuse for this.
sammyR191 2 years ago
I 100% agree.
KingfishATCG 2 years ago
The Sound and the Fury would probably make a terribly movie if it was appropriately adapted anyway.
lordamasa 2 years ago
This film nauseated me the first time I watched it, and it remains, in my mind, repulsive if only because ofi t's complete dissimilarity from the novel. I first read the novel when I was 15 and it moved me like no other literary work had done at the time, and to see its film adaptation fail so categorically in capturing the tone, poetry, and atmosphere of the novel is was really disappointing.
thinedoor2 2 years ago
how old is luster in the book? I think he is way too young in the movie
ringogenes 2 years ago
No, I think he is the appropriate age here. In the book, Benjy has several different caretakers, depending on what time period the book is talking about. They are usually around thirteen years old, and I believe Luster was indeed thirteen or fourteen.
soundandfury8 2 years ago 5
@soundandfury8 Luster was exactlu fourteen in the first episode.
Barlecilla 1 year ago
the movie version has NOTHING to do with the book oh my god! but i love watching yul brynner and paul newmans wife fight like cats and dogs what fun!
vbabe11111 2 years ago
Worst adaptation of a great novel. What's with the old white lady acting as Quentin? Quentin was supposed to be a teenager.
poor750 2 years ago
This is horrible! The book is so much better then the movie...this is so disappointing!
prettyinpink8962 2 years ago
to be able to make a movie that captures the true essence of the novel would be a landmark achievement in motion picture arts.
adnanaeroadnan 2 years ago
" I was not a fan of the the book" what kind of books do you read? people like you made dan brown or what ever his name is a millionare. and tom hanks acts in that movies. keep reading that books
elhijodeperra 2 years ago
I love this movie
wincipoet 2 years ago
I read the book and watched part of this movie...i prefer the book and am sorry that i wasted my time trying to watch this move.
nmb3970 2 years ago
is this movie any good? i can already see there are a lot of incongruities. i might give it a try.
i'm re-reading the book which i absolutely love and think is a masterpiece. and i was just thinking the other day what a challenge it would be to make a film version of this, not knowing that it had already been done.
onetoomany86 2 years ago
It is good in its own way, I think. It is not a very good portrayal of the book, as it mostly only covers the Jason section with bits pulled from other sections, but I think Yul Brynner does an amazing job as Jason.
soundandfury8 2 years ago
well I won't say it's the greatest movie of all time but I must say it's fun and enjoyable to watch...I could not imagine anyone playing Jason other than Yul Brynner...never thought that a sexy and exotic guy like Brynner could have such amazing chemistry with Joanne Woodward(who almost had no real sex-appeal to me)
frostylunetta 2 years ago
@onetoomany86 The movie is a dog from dogsville! Don't waste your time on it!
paradiddleday 6 months ago
i have to admit, i was NOT a fan of this book or the non linear writing style...AT ALL.
so, im going to give the movie a try, and i thank you for uploading it.
kila4 3 years ago
thanks for uploading this I haven't seen it in ages
bornintheusa 3 years ago
Thanks for uploading
oldaba 3 years ago
Thank You. I read the S&F many times - and I liked the movie too. Faulkner is master of writing art and in his honer I watched all 13 parts - Thanks again. (Incidentally I am an Iranian in love for anything by Faulkner).
Azada123 3 years ago
thnx for the upload...it will help me alot
nosurrrenderr 3 years ago
Thanks so much! I need to watch this vid for a Sign Language final paper. The rest of the class loved it- so I'm really exited to watch it too! ; ) Thanks again.
oughterard87 3 years ago
YouTube won't let me post the link I found, but I think you are thinking of a documentary made in 2000 of the same title. This is a film version of William Faulkner's novel. The documentary is about deaf children and sign language.
soundandfury8 3 years ago
Thanks... I was a little confused about that : ). Still, this looks like a great movie. Faulkner's awesome! I loved his short story "Barn Burning." Thanks again for telling me about the documentary though!
oughterard87 3 years ago
thx
frostylunetta 3 years ago
Thank you for uploading this. I hope you upload the rest. Thank you!
ln1400 3 years ago
I'm working on it right now. I should have it all up by the end of the week, but hopefully sooner!
soundandfury8 3 years ago