Travesty Adaptations?

Question

I confess that I have not read Helene Hanff`s Charing Cross Road saga but I cannot help but think that the film was an unforgiveable travesty.

Doesn`t Anthony Hopkins get tired of playing Aryans who stand idly by whilst Jews suffer in hospital without medical assistance or out of hospital without medical assistance? Is he is saying that postNazi society has institutionalized medical antiSemitism, let him come out and say so.

This is not the London purported by Hanff and/or the basis of her affection for `what England has given to the world`. This is a nasty antiSemitic Jew/gentile Hollywood rendition of Englishness which exists only in those whom Hollywood edifies (white trash)

I also found this misrepresentation in `To Sir With Love`. Poitiers` character in the book falls for Gillian, who, in the film, plays the character like a strumpet. In the book she was an exquisite Jewess whose rejection derives of race. Lulu is also miscast, as in the book she`d be Moira Joseph.

Answer 1

I didn't think it very good either. As far as Hopkins goes - $$$ talks!