Comparison between the screenplay and the film "House of Games" by David Mamet.

House of Games represents David Mamet's directorial debut. He has directed the film of the screenplay he has written. But even directing the film was difficult because a lot of things had to be changed or adapted. David Mamet speaks of transforming "[his] storyboard into the storyboard" (viii). So it is interesting to read the original screenplay and view the film based on it, focusing on the potentialities and limitations of each art form. I …

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