Laughter: from Page to Screen The Devil Wears Prada Book & Film Discussion
Hosted by Red Skelton Museum of American ComedyJoin fellow comedy lovers each month for a screening of a funny film adaptation. The next evening, discuss how the film compares to its novel source material.
Event Details
Join fellow comedy-lovers for a comparative discussion of the 2003 novel The Devil Wears Prada by author Lauren Weisberger and the 2006 David Frankel-directed film adaptation of the same name, about a smart and sensible new graduate who lands a job as an assistant to Miranda Priestly, the demanding editor-in-chief of a high fashion magazine (played by Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, respectively).
This screening is a part of the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy’s year-long book and film festival called Laughter: From Page to Screen. Each month features a pair of programs that includes a screening of a comedy film adapted from a novel and is followed up the next evening by a comparative discussion of the book and the film at the Knox County Public Library.
Books for the series are available for checkout at both the Red Skelton Museum of American Comedy and the Knox County Public Library.