Clint Bentley with Aidan Flax-Clark: Train Dreams

About this episode

Clint Bentley discusses his film adaptation of Denis Johnson's novella Train Dreams.

In this episode of Library Talks , award winning director Clint Bentley joins the podcast to discuss his new film Train Dreams and the process of adapting Denis Johnson's beloved novella. Train Dreams is the moving portrait of Robert Grainier, a logger and railroad worker who leads a life of unexpected depth and beauty in the rapidly-changing America of the early 20th Century. Clint Bentley's film stars Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, and Kerry Condon.

People in this episode

Host: Aidan Flax-Clark

Guest: Clint Bentley

Topics covered

• film adaptation
• American history
• 20th century
• logging
• railroad
• cinema

Keywords

• Clint Bentley
• Train Dreams
• Denis Johnson
• film
• adaptation
• 20th century
• logging
• cinema

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Train Dreams, Denis Johnson

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