Carson McCuller's book "Reflections In a Golden Eye" was made into a film (Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor, Brian Keith; directed by John Huston) that not only pretty much followed the film scene by scene, but was, I think, BETTER than the book as it added one focussing scene that tied the whole thing together.

It's been way too long since I've either read the book or seen the film, so I can't quote the proper chapter and verse (figuratively speaking), but I did a lot of thinking about it at the time (late 1980s, during Cinematheque days) and my thoughts may have ended up in my letters, although I can't lay my hands on them right this minute.

Linn