![]() ![]() The film presents Idgie and Ruth as best friends, whereas the novel is much clearer that they are lovers. ![]() This story jumps between two different time periods, both set near Birmingham, Alabama: The “present” (actually the mid 1980s) with the growing friendship between middle-aged Evelyn Couch and the elderly Ninny Threadgoode and the “past” (the Depression-era and forward) with the relationship between Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison. I am fascinated by the interpretation of the same story into different mediums, what things are changed and what is kept. What I love is that the author of the novel was one of the screenwriters for the film. This is a recurring observation about the difference between novels and their adaptations. It’s no surprise that the structure of the film is “tidier” and, while still lovely, doesn’t have the same richness as the novel. The novel is very much a mini plot and uses several different POV/Narrative Devices to tell the various threads, which is a lot of fun. But I had never read the novel until this week and I have to say, it was an absolute delight. This story is what I like to call “A Pillar of My Youth.” My grandma owned the VHS tape so growing up I watched many times. It was based on the 1987 novel Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.Ĭontent Warning: Just so you’re aware, both the novel and film include racial and cultural epithets. This 1991 film was directed by Jon Avnet from a screenplay by Fannie Flagg and Carol Sobieski. This week, Kim looks at Fried Green Tomatoes, in order to study Core Events. Download the Math of Storytelling Infographic ![]()
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