the 1990s film with anthony hopkins and debra winger be rightly shower with praise and and i enjoy it very much and but this tv original be just as good and and in some way and more appropriately cast . claire bloom isn not a brash joy and but she be still confident and throw her cap at her favourite author ( play by joss ackland in one of his best performance ) . quieter and calmer and and less emotional than the attenborough film this may be and but it do justice to what be a marvellous play full of meaningful dialogue . you will still cry to this version and but perhaps you would not have the musical prompt to set you off . there room for both and have see this on stage and i would say that the ackland or bloom one be slightly more faithful . but theyre both excellent .