Christine (1983 film) "Christine". Kobritz purchased the rights to "Christine" after finding himself attracted to the novel's "celebration of America's obsession with the motorcar." According to John Carpenter, "Christine" was not a film he had planned on directing, saying that he directed the film as "a job" as opposed to a "personal project." He had previously directed "The Thing" (1982), which had done poorly at the box office and led to critical backlash. In retrospect, Carpenter stated that upon reading "Christine", he felt that "It just wasn't very frightening. But it was something I needed to do at that time for my career."
Christine Edzard her film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel, "Little Dorrit" (1988), a British film for which she was nominated for an Oscar, a BAFTA award for best adapted screenplay and a Los Angeles Film Critics award for best film. Acting awards for "Little Dorrit" went to Derek Jacobi (Evening Standard Award for Best Actor) Miriam Margolyes, (LA Critics Circle Award, Best Supporting Actress) and Sir Alec Guinness (Berlin Film Festival Award, Oscar nomination, BAFTA nomination). Christine Edzard Christine Edzard (born 15 February 1945) is a film director, writer, and costume designer, nominated for BAFTA and Oscar awards for her screenwriting. She