The Beach (film) The Beach (film) The Beach is a 2000 English-language drama thriller film directed by Danny Boyle and based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Alex Garland, which was adapted for the film by John Hodge. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton, Virginie Ledoyen, Guillaume Canet, and Robert Carlyle. It was filmed on the Thai island Koh Phi Phi. Richard, a young American seeking adventure in Bangkok, travels in a drab travelers hotel in Khao San Road where he meets a young French couple, Françoise and Étienne, and he immediately becomes attracted to Françoise. He also meets
The Notebook (novel) irrationally their love will take them away together. The novel was adapted into a popular film of the same name, in 2004. The Indian Bollywood film, "Zindagi Tere Naam," starring Mithun Chakraborty, is also based on it. A Bengali film, "Niyoti," was inspired by The Notebook. A television series based on the novel is also being developed by writer Todd Graff, who will also exec produce along with Sparks and Theresa Park for the Warner Bros. Television and Nicholas Sparks Productions. The Notebook (novel) The Notebook is a 1996 romantic novel by American novelist Nicholas Sparks, The novel was later