Insatiable Cravings: 20 Films About Excess & Obsession
Love. Power. Wealth. Beauty. Status. Some appetites grow stronger once they're fed.
By: The Lace Ledger Staff
Hunger comes in many forms. Sometimes it's for success, sometimes it's for status and sometimes it's for another person entirely. These films and series examine the consequences of gluttony, following characters whose relentless pursuit of "more" ultimately becomes their greatest downfall.
From Page to Picture: 10 Classic Novels That Became Cinematic Cathedrals
Not all stories are born equal. Some are destined to live forever — first as ink on a page, then as light on a screen.
Literature’s most haunting heroines and doomed lovers return again and again, clothed in silk gowns, flickering candles and the stormlight of cinema.
Below, The Lace Ledger presents 10 blockbuster films that began as classic novels — each a reminder that stories, like ghosts, never truly die.