Polanski remaking The Saragossa Manuscript

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is an idea which occured to me listening to his commentary track on the Ninth Gate.
He was noting the style of the book: El Club Dumas from which he derived this Film and his description plainly overlapped with that of the book on which The Saragossa Manuscript was based and so the film. I found myself thinking that he must have at least considered the similarity on that level and wondered whether he ever thought about doing it..
I tried thinking of casting and got Eli Wallach for the Sheik/Hermit and Adrian Brody for Pacheko but concluded it is a far more enjoyable movie as it is and a modern r emake would most likley be a silly, lauaghable farce..
It'd be neat to be proved wrong though..
Bradd Pitt as Alfonso van Worden ?

Edits: 10/09/11 10/09/11 10/09/11

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Topic - Polanski remaking The Saragossa Manuscript - ArdRi 13:45:53 10/09/11 (4)

I can't think of a worse idea. It's perfect as it is. Why remake any film? nt - tinear 17:29:25 10/09/11 (3)

One based on Literature is fit for a go - ArdRi 17:31:49 10/09/11 (2)

Agree, like Polanski's "Great Expectations" nt - Dave Mester 17:55:54 10/11/11 (1)

I mean "Oliver Twist" nt - Dave Mester 22:21:34 10/11/11 (0)

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