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Film-maker Ben Rivers adapted Don DeLillo's 2007 play "The Word for Snow" for a key scene in his new movie "Mare's Nest," after receiving DeLillo's blessing.
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London, Menorca, Snowdonia
Who
Ben Rivers, Don DeLillo, Moon Guo Barker, Daisy Hildyard, Fernando Pessoa
What
Film-maker Ben Rivers adapted Don DeLillo's 2007 play "The Word for Snow" for a key scene in his new movie "Mare's Nest," after receiving DeLillo's blessing.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:40:00 GMT · 3h 24m ago
Where
London, Menorca, Snowdonia ·
Why
Rivers had an "unlikely friendship" with DeLillo, stemming from the author's positive response to Rivers' previous films, which emboldened Rivers to ask for permission to adapt DeLillo's work.
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This collaboration showcases a unique approach to literary adaptation in film, where a renowned author's work is reinterpreted by an independent filmmaker for a new generation of viewers, potentially inspiring new creative interactions across different artistic mediums. The film itself explores themes of post-apocalyptic societies and human reinvention.
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3 events in this thread- Culture & Industry3h 24m agoFilm-maker Ben Rivers adapted Don DeLillo's one-act play 'The Word for Snow' into a key scene for his new movie 'Mare's Nest', featuring nine-year-old girls reciting the prose.Open article
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- Culture & Industry3h 24m agoFilmmaker Ben Rivers adapted Don DeLillo's play 'The Word for Snow' into a key scene for his new movie 'Mare's Nest,' which features nine-year-old girls reciting DeLillo's prose in an adult-free, postapocalyptic setting.Open article