Literature in English

‘The Tell-tale Heart’, one of the most famous short stories by Edgar Allan Poe, has been adapted to many different media - especially movies and animation.  Watch these amazing short videos based on this well-known story by Poe - which one do you like the most?

 1. VINCENT PRICE’s astonishing performance as the protagonist of the short story - listen to him while you read the text!

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2. The Tell-Tale Heart is a wonderful animated short film of 1953 based on Edgar Allan Poe short-story. The story told by a mad man has a dark visual with a perfect work of narration by James Mason. It is a UPA Production and was the first cartoon to be X-rated (adults only) in Great Britain under the British Board of Film Censors classification system.

3. This adaptation of Edgar Allan Poe’s classic, “The Tell-Tale Heart”, was created to be true to the story and the dark motiff created in the original. It is presented here in a short three minute movie trailer. (In honor of Poe and his followers, the short includes several “Easter eggs” of Poe’s life and stories.)

This is the theatrical trailer of The Talented Mr. Ripley(1999), the movie adaptation of the novel by Patricia Highsmith. The same character appeared in four other novels, and one of them, Ripley’s Game, was recently adapted to the movies - John Malkovich played an older - and more experienced and cynical - Ripley.

Zora Neal Hurston, the author of the short story ‘Possum or Pig?’, is also famous for her novels, especially her most beloved one, Their Eyes Were Watching God. In this videclip, Oprah Winfrey, the TV presenter, talks about the film based on Hurston’s masterpiece, soon to be released, starring Halle Barry.