A question about Jack London,life and autobiography movie....

Started by Jean Pierre, January 15, 2025, 09:41:57 AM

Jean Pierre

 Quite by chance (unfortunate chance, I'm in hospital...!), ...I came across books left by patients in hospital, when they left. These books "given to read so that they continue to live", one must find them all over the world, and even on street corners, in France...and so I came across "Les romans et recits autobiographiques de Jack London (Robert Laffont Ed.., in French translation...and even more specifically, in this compilation, on "Les vagabond du Rail" (in the original title, "The Road"). I began the fascinating reading, as I have an affectionate taste for these American Hobos of the end of the 19th century. I even devoted a thread to it on SG (https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=28194.msg338266#msg338266), as well as a 2018 cover by Jimmie Rodgers: Hobo Bill last ride (don't look for it, I'll do it again).
Before closing this parenthesis on the Hobo theme, I recommend you listen on SG to two great songs on the theme - the first by Darren Gibbons and Stephen Moore, produced by Zoltan: Hobo Blues II https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=34292.msg406282#msg406282- the second, magnificent: Hobo Soul in festival 3/4, https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=32790.msg389787#msg389787
...what an incredibly adventurous and prolific life he led (he died at the age of 40 https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_London ).
And my question to you dear English-speaking friends of SG is:
- it's not possible that a life as "cinematographic" as his hasn't given rise to more film adaptations of his biography ...I've only found references to an old film from 1943, entitled "Jack London" by Alfred Santell USA, which is, by chance, on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JaZYKg95HO4
Do you know of any other film versions or TV series about Jack London's life?
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
The Lord of the Rings speech by Bilbo

Ted

D'abord, j'espère que tu vas bien ! Tu as mentionné un problème de santé dans un autre post récemment. Je te souhaite un prompt rétablissement et j'espère que tu pourras bientôt te remettre à faire de la musique. 

Avec un peu de honte, j'avoue que je n'ai pas beaucoup lu Jack London – peut-être même rien du tout. J'ai sûrement lu L'Appel de la forêt – ou seulement des extraits. Tout ce que je sais sur London me fait penser que ça pourrait vraiment m'intéresser. J'ai récemment (enfin !) lu Des souris et des hommes de John Steinbeck, qui est un genre de roman "hobo", si on considère les ouvriers itinérants de l'Amérique pendant la Grande Dépression comme des "hobos." 

Malheureusement, ceci est épuisé : Jack London's Women (9781558493018) by Stasz, Clarice @ BookFinder.com 

Livres en français : 


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Ted

Désolé ! J'ai relu ton message plus attentivement et j'ai vu que tu cherchais spécifiquement des films.

Voici quelques adaptations cinématographiques ou télévisées basées sur la vie de Jack London ou inspirées de son œuvre:

Films ou séries centrés sur la vie de Jack London :
1. "Jack London: An American Adventure" (1981) 
Une mini-série biographique produite par France et le Canada, qui suit les aventures de London à travers ses voyages et ses écrits. 
Regarder ici 

2. "Klondike Fever" (1980) 
Un film qui retrace la quête de Jack London pour l'or dans le Klondike et l'influence de cette période sur ses écrits. 
Regarder ici 

3. "Jack London: American Original" (2014)
Jack London, sort de la pauvreté pour devenir l'auteur le mieux payé, le plus populaire et le plus controversé au monde.
Regarder ici
 

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Jean Pierre

Thank you Ted for this quick and very complete answer

...I hadn't read Jack London either, except of course for L'adla foret and Croc Blanc.
In fact, it reminded me of a lovely song in French by Gerard Manset, called "solitude des latitudes "


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPk2apGadws   ,...elle est aussi dans mon juke box SG https://songcrafters.org/forum/index.php?topic=29279.msg347863#msg347863
I don't know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
The Lord of the Rings speech by Bilbo

bruno

Hopefully you are on the mend. Not aware of jack London, so can't give any recommendations
Get well soon JP
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Ted

Quote from: Ted on January 15, 2025, 11:22:19 AM3. "Jack London: American Original" (2014)
Jack London, sort de la pauvreté pour devenir l'auteur le mieux payé, le plus populaire et le plus controversé au monde.
Regarder ici

I've started watching this on Plex for free. (It's not a service I've ever used before, and they serve you a couple of advertisements and they collect send a bunch of your digital information to advertisers. I'm using a VPN and an incognito window.) It's really interesting – particularly how he was received and perceived in France.

https://watch.plex.tv/watch/movie/jack-london-american-original
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Hoping you get well soon. As for Jack London, I am partial to The Sea Wolf.