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Who is the film director who wrote his 1988 autobiography 'The Magic Lantern' in Swedish?

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ingmar bergman

Which author got to know Agnes Von Kurowsky during WWI, as depicted in the film 'In Love and War'?

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ernest hemingway

In which film's production does Alice Walker discuss in 'The Same River Twice'?

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color purple

Which Nabokov novel's nymphet character was portrayed by Sue Lyon in 1962 and Dominique Swain in 1997?

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lolita

Who co-wrote the screenplay for 'The Great Escape' the year after publishing 'King Rat'?

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james clavell

Which Redgrave sister, sharing her name with Virginia Woolf's sister, portrayed Mrs. Dalloway in the film adaptation of Woolf's novel?

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vanessa redgrave

In which 1993 film adaptation did Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson play the roles of Benedick and Beatrice?

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much ado about nothing

What is the title of the Wilkie Collins novel that was adapted into a 1934 film and is associated with gems and the moon?

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moonstone

Which 1986 novel by Alice Walker topped the paperback best seller lists at the same time the film adaptation topped the box office charts?

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color purple

Which author, who was once blacklisted, directed the 1971 film adaptation of his novel 'Johnny Got His Gun'?

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dalton trumbo

Which 19th century French author of 'A Season In Hell' shares a name with a title character played by Sylvester Stallone?

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arthur rimbaud

Which private eye created by Ross MacDonald was portrayed by Paul Newman in the film 'Harper'?

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lew archer

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