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BRITISH KINEMATOGRAPHY
Vol. 17, No. 6
W. VINTEN, LTD.
NORTH CIRCULAR |RD., CRICKLEWOOD
LONDON, N.W.2
BOOK REVIEWS
Books reviewed may be seen in the Society's Library. DAS GROSSE FILM UND KINOADRESSBUCH, 1950/51. Neue Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H., Baden-Baden, DM.30. The German " Das grosse Film und Kino-Adressbuch, 1950 51 " has just come to hand and is a voluminous production containing a large number of names and addresses of importance concerning the German film industry. In addition, it contains a complete list of all the German kinemas including those in the Eastern (Russian) zone. There is also a " Who's Who " and a brief survey of the state of the film industry in the different foreign countries. No technical matters are mentioned but it is a useful reference book, particularly for film renters and exhibitors. O. K. Kolb.
TRIO. Three Stories by W. Somerset Maugham. Screen adaptations by W. Somerset Maugham, R. C. Sherriff and Noel Langley. Heinemann, Is. 6d.
It is interesting to compare the three original stories by W. Somerset Maugham with the screen plays as written for " Trio." Somerset Maugham is undoubtedly one of the greatest descriptive writers of the present day. In the visual presentation of his works this descriptive art is lost, and although the results still bear traces of the sharp dry humour of the author, there is lacking the very essence of the Maugham style. There have also been many slight alterations in the screen adaptations, in addition to the loss of descriptive style, which tend to make the admirer of the original Maugham prose very irritable.
Maugham has written eighteen plays altogether. If the film producer wishes to pay tribute to this author's work, these plays, which rely mainly on dialogue, are infinitely more suited to screen adaptation than his stories. Let it be hoped that in future, long or short stories, by authors famed for descriptive writing will not be mutilated for screen presentation. A.R.R.
PERSONAL NEWS of MEMBERS
Members are urged to keep their fellow members conversant with their activities through the medium of British Kinematography.
H. K. Bourne is leaving Mole-Richardson, Ltd., at the end of January to take up a position as a Scientific Officer at H.M. Torpedo Experimental Establishment, Greenock.
D. Chatterjee has been directing Vabani Kalamandir's social film " Maryada," which will be released in Calcutta shortly.
Louis Mannix has now returned to duty after his recent illness.
E. Oram has left Barnet-Ensign-Ross, Ltd. A. W. Watkins has left King's College
Hospital, and is now convalescing for a month.