On the surface, jasper jones is an absorbing murder mystery seen through the eyes of a child, but ultimately it reveals itself as a striking evocation of a tight knit community unable to speak about the taboos that stalk among them. Jasper jones takes place in a small town in australia in the late 1960s. Craig silvey on adapting jasper jones the wheeler centre. With the film being called jasper jones, i expected more of the character with said name to appear more, but it wasnt like that and therefore nothing like stand by me like the cover advertises. Rebellious, mixedrace and solitary, jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for charlie. Jasper jones is an australian mystery drama film directed by rachel perkins. Jasper jones tells the story of charlie bucktin, a thirteenyearold boy living in western australia during the vietnam war. Indeed, silvey and grant have already won an awgie award for the most outstanding script for a feature film adaptation. Adapted from the bestselling novel by madeleine st john, ladies in black is an. He befriends the town outcast, jasper, but soon finds himself in a dire situation that tests his morality. Craig is a fantastic guy warm and generous, despite being tired from weeks of filmrelated commitments. Students under 15 must receive parent or guardian consent to view the film in class.
The jasper jones movie is a fantastic adaptation of a fantastic book. It is a great book though, and i recommend people give it a shot regardless. Mar 02, 2017 jasper jones is a coming of age story about charlie bucktin, a bookish boy of 14. Jasper jones, by craig silvey, is a complex piece of literature that touches on a myriad of issues. Film industry coalition calls for new classification between pg and m.
Jasper jones is a book to film adaptation of freemantle author craig silveys novel of the same name. We asked silvey how it feels to let others take the jasper jones reigns. In rachel perkins new adaptation of craig silveys awardwinning novel, a girl goes missing in an isolated and racially divided australian. On the night that jasper jones, the towns mixed race outcast shows him the dead. Hugo weaving will play mad jack lionel in the film adaptation of jasper jones. All of which makes the appearance of the towns goto and. Mar 31, 2009 a time in which racism as well as social exclusion are high. Could kate mulvanys stage adaptation of jasper jones possibly be as impressive as the book. Smith plays charlie with great comic timing and sincerity as the classic dweeb, a bespectacled, bookish and riskaverse peter parker without any of the super powers.
Audio jasper jones craig silvey film adpatation australian fiction novel rachel perkins arts and entertainment. In this program the german girl by armando lucas correa, trainspotting the stage show, helen garner on johan sebastian bach, book to film adaptation of jasper jones. Angourie is joined by toni collette, hugo weaving, levi miller. On the night that jasper jones, the towns mixed race outcast shows him the dead body of young laura wishart, charlies life is changed forever. Nov 24, 2015 the story of jasper jones is being adapted into a film. Atom 2017 a study guide by paul mitchell jasper jones film. Hugo weaving and toni collette costar and have superb roles in it.
Whilst similarities can be drawn what really stood out for me was the efforts the film itself sought to make this reference, albeit at a somewhat subliminal level. Shaun grant and craig silvey of jasper jones, who received the awgie award for the most outstanding script for a feature film adaptation. Oct 07, 2019 jasper jones has some fine performances led by callum doherty as charlie. Jasper jones has some fine performances led by callum doherty as charlie. Based on craig silveys australian comingofage novel of the same name, jasper jones exposes a towns cruel underbelly through the eyes of its child protagonists.
Jasper jones, a 2009 novel by australian writer craig silvey, has won and been shortlisted for several major awards including being shortlisted for the international dublin literary award. Jasper jones is a compelling adaptation of craig silveys. May 09, 2018 his visitor is jasper jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of corrigan. Jasper jones study guide contains a biography of craig silvey, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis. She came from working on the western australian film these final hours 2014 to holding her own on screen with ryan gosling and russell crowe in the nice guys 2016. Worried that the community will accuse him of the crime, he visits a local boy named charlie bucktin one night and pleads for charlie to help him investigate in. Jasper jones is a coming of age story about charlie bucktin, a bookish boy of 14.
A boy named charlie bucktin is reading in his room late at night, when another boy, jasper jones, knocks at his window and tells him to come out. Based on the bestselling novel, jasper jones is the story of charlie bucktin, a young bookish boy living in a small town. Look, before i talk about the movie, i just have to mention how much i studied the jasper jones novel last year. Jasper jones is a comingofage story set in 1965, about teenagers. Jul 28, 2016 find out more about how the jasper jones creative team brings craig silveys fictional town of corrigan to life from page to stage. Robert gray craig silveys same named comingofage novel. We met at little lefroys in fremantle, a place i know well, for an informal chat covering the jasper jones movie adaptation to writing processes. Mar 22, 2017 in this program the german girl by armando lucas correa, trainspotting the stage show, helen garner on johan sebastian bach, book to film adaptation of jasper jones wednesday 22 march 2017.
The muchloved, multiawardwinning australian book jasper jones has recently been adapted for the stage and screen. She reprised the part, this time in a more significant role, in the 2019 sequel spiderman. The screenplay was cowritten by silvey and shaun grant, beautifully showcasing their talents of mastering the elemental nuances of comedy and drama, that with no surprise earned them an awgie award for most outstanding script for a feature film adaptation in 2016. The film adaptation of this popular novel combines brilliant aussie storytelling with a stellar cast including toni collette and hugo weaving. A gripping portrait of small town isolation comes to the screen in jasper jones an adaptation of the bestselling novel by craig silvey. Its after dark, and charlie bucktin hears a tapping on his window jasper jones, the town outcast and. Jasper jones was recently adapted into a wa stage production. This adaptation of craig silveys bestselling novel is a riveting and moving comingofage story about charlie bucktin, a bookish boy of 14. In 2017, she played eliza wishart in the australian film adaptation of the novel jasper jones which garnered several aacta nominations. Mar 06, 2017 one of the most hotly anticipated film releases for this year for me, anyway was the film adaptation of jasper jones by wa author, craig silvey. Shes now back in australian cinemas in the film adaptation jasper jones based on the novel by craig silvey. Apr 25, 2018 jasper jones, the film adaptation of craig silveys classic comingofage novel, tells the dark and often poignant story of a young boy coming to terms with racism in his small hometown of corrigan in western australia. Jasper jones and the art of adept adaptation kill your. The director and writer of the film adaptation of jasper jones join us to talk about the quiet activism within the 60sset film.
Jasper jones is the name on the poster but its charlie bucktin james smith who we meet first. They were awarded an awgie award by the australian writers guild for the most outstanding script for a feature film adaptation. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Sadly, this film adaptation, directed by rachel perkins and written by silvey and shaun grant, is a familiar bit of connectthedots that audiences will likely piece together long before the credits. Theres a film production in the works, too starring toni collette and hugo weaving. The bonus features on jasper jones make it clear that the original book, written by craig silvey, is some sort of contemporary australian classic. Levi miller stars in this film and carries it all the way. Shot in australias south west, the films striking cinematography features a breathtaking australian landscape that will swallow you up whole. On the way to the woods jasper offers him a cigarette. His visitor is jasper jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of corrigan. Jasper jones aussie filmmaker rachel perkins delivers her best work yet with this comingofager set in a small town in 1969. Awgie award, best writing in a feature film adapted, shaun grant, won. It contains coarse language and references to violence, sexual abuse and suicide.
Adapted from craig silveys bestselling australian novel and featuring a stellar cast including toni collette, hugo weaving, levi miller, angourie. Mcgrath as charlie and jasper in the hotly anticipated film adaptation of jasper jones. I was fortunate to be offered the opportunity to interview craig silvey this week. Find out more about how the jasper jones creative team brings craig silveys fictional town of corrigan to life from page to stage. Author craig silvey talks about his journey from penning the book to developing the. Hugo weaving and toni collette lead the filmic adaptation of craig silveys beloved novel, which director rachel perkins has handled with. The movie adaptation of jasper jones is a wellacted and emotive evocation of time and place. This mysterydrama set in 1969 sees jasper jones, a mixed race teenage outcast, find a dead body in his rural town. Bookish yearold charlie bucktin levi miller, has lived his life pretty much oblivious to the racism entrenched in his. The story of jasper jones is being adapted into a film. Jasper jones and the art of adept adaptation kill your darlings. A time in which racism as well as social exclusion are high. The novel was selected by the american library association as best fiction for young adults in their 2012 lis.
Jasper jones, the film adaptation of craig silveys classic novel, tells the story of a young boy coming to terms with racism in his hometown. Jasper jones ist a story with complex strands and aspects, each one of which can fill a novel, all of which seem to overwhelm the book, but sometimes they are torn to the brink of inspiration, but do not come to one solution. Apr 02, 2020 the director and writer of the film adaptation of jasper jones join us to talk about the quiet activism within the 60sset film. Jasper begs charlie to come with him, and because of his respect for jasper, charlie obliges. Toni collette and hugo weaving star in film adaptation video in rachel perkins new adaptation of craig silveys awardwinning novel, a girl goes missing in an. Some of you may know that i wrote my honours thesis on the novel, back in 2012, so i approached this film with a degree of trepidation. Credits film production batchedit composer sound designer. Silvey and screenplay writer shaun grant teamed up to write the script for the adaptation. Jasper jones had a lot of potential but it just feels like its missing a lot of backstory and motivations, i was eager to see this film but upon watching the film i could understand the issues. For the 2017 film adaptation, see jasper jones film. Hugo weaving, toni collette join allstar cast of jasper jones.
Dec 17, 2019 jasper jones, a 2009 novel by australian writer craig silvey, has won and been shortlisted for several major awards including being shortlisted for the international dublin literary award. He is fourteen but charlie states that jasper looks much older. Jasper jones, a 2009 novel by australian writer craig silvey, has won and. Its quite an achievement to condense the novel into a 2hour stage production, and still manage to incorporate successfully the many. Jasper s alcoholic father is physically abusive, prompting jasper to steal for food, as there is no money left in the house. Author craig silvey talks about his journey from penning the book to developing the screenplay. Few australian films have such wellknown source material as. Aug 30, 2016 could kate mulvanys stage adaptation of jasper jones possibly be as impressive as the book. So when jasper begs for his help, charlie eagerly steals into the night by his side, terribly afraid but desperate to impress. One night, local mixedrace outcast jasper jones appears at charlies window and the pair embark on a journey to solve a mystery that will consume the entire community. Jasper jones, the film adaptation of craig silveys classic comingofage novel, tells the dark and often poignant story of a young boy coming to terms with racism in his small hometown of corrigan in western australia.
Jasper jones summary from litcharts the creators of sparknotes. Jasper jones was a 2009 novel by fremantle, australiabased author craig silvey, which was released to wide acclaim and won numerous awards. Its rightly gone on to being taught in senior schools. Apr 05, 2017 silvey and screenplay writer shaun grant teamed up to write the script for the adaptation. Award winning australian novel jasper jones has been adapted to the screen, how does the film compare to the book. Rice played betty brant in the 2017 film spiderman. He is the towns scapegoat, the first person to be blamed for any kind of trouble. One of the most hotly anticipated film releases for this year for me, anyway was the film adaptation of jasper jones by wa author, craig silvey. Prior to seeing the film, i knew little of the jasper jones story however i was struck by the many references that had been made to it being australias to kill a mockingbird. An adaptation of the novel for theatre, written by kate mulvany, has seen three separate theatre productions of jasper jones hit stages around australia. Shot in australias south west, the film s striking cinematography features a breathtaking australian landscape that will swallow you up whole. Lovers of craig silveys iconic australian novel jasper jones will be pleased to know that the film adaptation is due to hit theatres this week. Written in 2009 by west australian author craig silvey, the novel has been. Published in 2009 and since adapted for several highly acclaimed stage productions, silveys source material is regarded as something of a.
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