rebecca movie vs the novel

Rebecca Rebecca, a classic suspense novel written by Daphne Du Maurier is considered one of the finest Gothic romance of the 20th century. It was first published in 1938, and became immediate best seller. Alfred Hitchcock gave it a yet wider audience when he made it into a memorable motion picture. Starring Laurence Oliver as Maxim de Winter and Joan Fontaine as Mrs. de Winter, the black and white version of the movie, was based on …

…the book in many scenes. Despite the similarities in the story, the detailed novel and comparably short movie, had many major differences. The movie does not mention Maxim’s old grandmother as it is in the book. Furthermore, many details that presented the Gothic feeling in the book were absent in the movie. Hence, the novel seemed more interesting and preferable to read. Not always a movie comes out to be better than the book.