Not Without My Daughter
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In Theaters : 11 January, 1991 |
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A sad disappointment :(
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After being absolutely mesmorised and captivated by the book, I was excitedly awaiting the film, and when I finally tracked a copy down, set up infront of the TV, with a nice snack and drinks and awaited...
What I received was a HUGE disappointment :(
Where to start.... Sally Field and the actress playing Mahtob were perfectly cast, however the problems started with the casting of the character of Moody (her husband). Due to the very nature of the book (and movie) it was necessary to be repulsed and disgusted by him... and this was impossible. The actor was too soft/harmless looking, and even his behaviour once they were in Iran was VERY different from the book. I wonder whether Betty Mohmoody was consulted for the making of the film, and I assume she would have been, however it must not have been very much, or she did not have the ability to ensure the accuracy of the film, and it was not in the LEAST convincing. The novel was PETRIFYING, absolutely addictive, as I identified with Betty and adored Mahtob in their fear of Moody. However, if Moody was not a convincing object of terror, then the entire point and reasoning for the writing of the novel were lost.
Many other things were altered for the movie too:
1) In the book, Christmas is DELIBERATLY not celebrated, due to muslin custom, and this is cause of great depression to Betty and little Mahtob, however in the film they DO celebrate it.
2) Another very significant issue, was that in the book, the sqalor and dirtiness of the homes in Iran were very carefully articulated, with great attention to detail, however in the film, they were 'average' lower-middle class homes, and therefore not the grotesque living environments portrayed in the book.
I would advise ANYONE to READ THE BOOK AND BE VERY VERY HESITANT to view the movie, and it may shatter your experience of the power of the novel.
I was really dissapointed, and would be delighted with a future re-shoot of the film, however |
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