A caveat re the David Lynch film: The film is very faithful to the book in so many details. But when it deviates, it really deviates, so I warn you to go with the flow and enjoy the amazing production and costume design, and the great supporting performances by true Shakespeareans like Patrick Stewart, Francesca Annis, and my favorite, the great Siân Phillips, who was the Livia you love to hate in the 70s I, Claudius mini-series and who plays Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam. Oh, and Sting! (Haha)