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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
 
FILM SET FOR SEPTEMBER RELEASE: “An Unfinished Life,” the oft-delayed movie from Miramax based on Mark Spragg’s novel of the same name, will hit theaters Sept. 9. He and his wife, Virginia, wrote the screenplay together while Mark was writing the novel. “It was an interesting experiment to see if we could advance the narrative in another medium,” Mark said at during a talk at the Literary Connection conference in Cheyenne May 21. Spragg, who lives in Cody, praised director Lasse Hallstrom. “It’s like working with a theatre director,” he said. “He’s very attentive to the written word.” Hallstrom kept them involved in the process, even calling them at home to consult on script changes. The Swedish-born director may be best-known for his 2001 film “The Shipping News,” also based on a Wyoming author’s (Annie Proulx) book. He also directed “My Life as a Dog,” “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” John Irving’s “The Cider House Rules,” and “Chocolat.” The Spraggs visited film sets in British Columbia (standing in for WYO) and met the lead actors, including Robert Redford, Morgan Freeman, and Jennifer Lopez. Listen to the book on CD, narrated by Tony Amendola and Judith Marx, as you travel this summer. Its seven-hour length is just about perfect for that drive from Cheyenne to Cody’s Park Co. Library, Mark’s favorite childhood hangout. Check out a copy from your local library.
- posted by Michael Shay @ 1:28 PM
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