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Film-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.
London, Menorca, Snowdonia
Who
Ben Rivers, Don DeLillo
What
Film-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.
When
Tue, 16 Jun 2026 13:40:00 GMT · 2h 20m ago
Where
London, Menorca, Snowdonia ·
Why
Rivers, a lifelong fan, received DeLillo's blessing to use his 2007 play, re-imagining its adult dialogue for child actors in a postapocalyptic setting after reading it during the pandemic.
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The collaboration highlights an unconventional approach to literary adaptation in cinema, where a renowned author's work is reinterpreted through a director's distinct vision, potentially influencing future adaptations and cinematic storytelling styles. This particular adaptation uses children to explore complex themes, offering a unique perspective on DeLillo's original narrative.
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3 events in this thread- Currently Reading2h 20m 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.
- Culture & Industry2h 20m agoFilm-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.Open article
- Culture & Industry2h 20m 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
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