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The Sense of an Ending (2017): Film vs Book
Film · 2017 · Directed by Ritesh Batra · Starring Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling
About the film
An older man is forced to reconsider his memories of his youth and his friends.
How close is it to the book?
Close to the bookThe film follows the short novel's plot closely, with a quiet, English tone.
Read or watch first?
The prose is compact and precise, and worth reading for itself.
What the book gives you
The Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
A compact, thought-provoking story with a quiet twist that makes you reconsider your own memories.
Who will like it: Readers who like short, elegant novels about memory and how we remember our past.