I don't understand Russian either but I have seen the script in the alphabet used in English rather than the Russian alphabet and it seemed to stick so closely to the story you could sometimes tell what scene it was. I should watch the movie.

Through the artistic eyes of and in the creative hands of a producer like Tim Burton, the magic of Green Town's memorable DW characters would be so wonderfully captured.

Ie., Big Fish was a fine read with my HS students. When final studies were concluded, the film was always a much enjoyed experience!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6M-jwyz28U

I'm afraid Tim Burton might make things too dark. Dandelion Wine contains some dark elements but it's not all dark.

Agreed on several of TB's works. Though Big Fish is filled with unusual characters and ironies, it ultimately does have a very uplifting overall quality.

So! Who else comes to mind for capturing the essence of Dandelion Wine?!

It's a Wonderful Life, from many years ago, and Pleasantville, from a while ago, visited small towns and allowed characters to play out in interesting ways along with the plot. The themes remained strong, and viewers were captured by the performances of fine actresses and actors.

To me, it seems Steven Spielberg (who was a great admirer of Ray Bradbury) would be a natural choice to direct a film version of DANDELION WINE.

Richard: Mr. Spielberg would only need a quick walk through The Ravine and a visit of the Historic Library to capture his interest...You Think?!

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=137566

"Great Professional and RB Friend" Perfect!!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/...pielberg_filmography

So, how do we spark the idea as Dandelion Season approaches? (I know there were complicated production rights once involved!?)

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First thing you need to do is find out if the people who used to have the film rights still have them. Film rights do run out and are then available again.

From 2018, a short documentary by writer and director Petya Angelova called DANDELION WINE. The film has English sub-titles. The notes that appear beneath the film state that it was inspired by Ray Bradbury's book of the same name:

https://filmfreeway.com/Dandelionwine-1