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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) Movie vs Book
Film · 1997 · Directed by Clint Eastwood · Starring Kevin Spacey, John Cusack, Jude Law
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (1997) Movie: Cast and Details
A magazine writer comes to Savannah and becomes involved in a murder case.
Book vs Movie: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookIt keeps the main events of the true-crime book and invents a more conventional story around them.
Read or watch first?
Read the book for the portrait of the city and its characters. The film is a good way to meet them.
What the book gives you
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt
A bestseller that sparked tourism in Savannah. It was adapted into a 1997 film.
Who will like it: Readers who like true crime mixed with travel and local color.