Reese Witherspoon and Delia Owens on "Where the Crawdads Sing"
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Delia Owens' debut novel, which has spent 166 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list, was plucked from obscurity by Reese Witherspoon when the Hollywood star enthusiastically added the story of a Southern girl raising herself in the marshes of North Carolina to her Hello Sunshine Book Club. Now she's produced an adaptation of "Crawdads," one of the most eagerly-anticipated movies of the year. Owens and Witherspoon - two tomboys from the South who bonded almost immediately - talk with correspondent Lee Cowan.
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My favorite thing about the book “Where the Crawdads Sing” is that the marsh felt to me like a character in the story rather than the setting. The sentence, “The marsh became her mother,” really resonated for me insofar as providing a window into Kya’s character.
My favorite thing is when the author's husband and and son allegedly murdered people in another country and she wrote about it in one of her novels as "fiction".
@@miker.9138 she doesn’t have a son. And you mean the poacher’s death that her ex husband is wanted in questioning for?
@@miker.9138 a poacher. Hmmm
@@ElizaKris She's an alleged murderer. Hmm.
This is a beautiful thought. I felt like that as well, although you phrased it so beautifully. I somehow think that in the story, Kya feels the same way. Nature is the main character in her life.
I love Reese and Delia...thank you ladies for all your hard work. That being said, I kind of wish they'd filmed it in the area it was written about...and used a real "southern belle" as an actress. I think we all loved the book so much because we are truly alone in this world, even when we're surrounded by millions of people in a big city.
Have you seen it?
they did film in a NWR in Louisiana. That helped me love that it was not filmed in NC.
Loved the book and can't wait for the movie ❤️
Because I loved the book I’m skeptical but love Reese Witherspoon
@@lorettanericcio-bohlman567, I agree with you on that.
Hope this movie brings attention to the location it was filmed at (Houma, Louisiana) Weeks after they stopped filming Houma, Louisiana was devastated by a hurricane and still haven't recovered over a year ago.
- I had a mission trip there after Hurricane Andrew in the 90s. It was a wonderful place with great people.
When I was young, the V.C. Andrews books were popular. One of the series began with a girl from some small place in Louisiana around Houma, I think. I’ve been intrigued about the region and its people ever since reading that in around 1990.
LOVE IT 🙋🏼♀️💜💚
Oh my gosh! LOVE HER!
Hello Geneen
I did not read Where The Crawdads Sing, but the movie looks very interesting.
READ IT!
Other than The Godfather, no film has ever been as good as the book....let's see how Ms. Witherspoon did. I do wish however, that she had hired an American girl to play the lead.
And some movies have been better.
Is it possible to be a rugged Southern Belle?
Clever promotion but the book itself feels like an infinite loop of " The Blue Lagoon", relocated in North Carolina. Owens tries hard ( too hard ) to be poetic but the outcome is pretty kitschy, the dialogues are badly written and the characters lack depth. Personally I never understood the hype about this book, its content is definitely not worth it.
What a horrible choice for the main character. She is nothing like the character described in the book. She should be tanned, lithe, and a southerner. I can’t understand choosing a British actress for this role. What a disappointment
I work at a public library. I swear, this book is put on hold more often than any other book in the library.
U know it's terrible 😉
Why though??? Can anybody explain why people love this book??? It’s literally 300 pages of nothing! It has no plot!
@@aylink54 I can't speak for anyone else but I found it to be a character driven story. The characters are so very real to me. Also, I tend to be drawn to stories that take place in the south (being from southeast Mississippi)
@TahoeGoddess 🤣 well said 👏👏
@@aylink54life of a girl abandoned by her family in the marsh. and a third act court case that’s all wrapped up in a philosophical statement about life and good and evil. Very straightforward plot rich with meaning.
what were you expecting? zombies?
I just finished this book! The best book I’ve read in a long long time! So well written, kept me awake all hours of the night! Definitely a page turner! Never expected the ending! Brava!
“Girl of the Limberlost” by Jean Stratton Porter 1909 is a charming. and very similar story. She was also a naturalist. Very interesting.
Yes, I agree. WonderWorks made a film of that book in the 80s.
One of my favorite books. Jean Stratton Porter should be put on reading list. She was highly underrated.
Wow, totally forgot that gem. thanks for the reminder.
@L M - After reading your comment, I plan to read “Girl of the Limberlost” now. Thank you for the suggestion.
I have every book ever written by Gene Stratton Porter. All first editions. I bought my first one when I was 11.
It's amazing how certain things are promoted and certain things aren't. This book has been on the NYT best sellers list for so long and I've literally never heard of it until now.
We all miss the occasional sensation, I suppose. This book was a massive hit.
When I read the book, I said this would make a great movie. Although, it will never be as good as the book.
It never is!
A lot of novels are so expansive that a two hour film adaptation can't possibly touch on everything. Oddly enough one exception could have been *The Lilies of the Field.* It's less than 130 pages. Yet the film's ending was so far off from what the book's was that I was pretty disappointed. The best to hope for is that not too much is changed.
“now don’t say that, you don’t know…”
it’s always cute to hear when tennessee really comes out in reese!
I’ve been an avid reader my whole life and this book is in my top 5! I think I need to read it again!
Have you read Still Life by Sarah Winman?
What are the titles of you other favorites??
I have read it twice and will probably read it again...soon
Same here !!
The controversy surrounding this book and Owens’s past is enough to make me never want to read it or see its film.
Something about british actresses that lends itself to playing southern ladies...Vivien Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Margaret Leighton, etc. They just sort of slow down their speaking patterns and hold on to those long vowels and it's honey for the ears. And Strathairn is one of our finest actors who should be celebrated as such.
Manners too.
I went to school near Savannah, GA, and Kenneth Branagh's accent in The Gingerbread Man is about the closest I've ever heard from anyone. I think it's mainly because American actors get too into method acting while those across the pond focus on style and presentation. Like the old quip Sir Laurence Olivier said to Dustin Hoffman who ran 2-3 miles to appear out of breath on Mararhon Man, "My dear boy, why don't you try acting?"
Yes, those ladies did a good job, but there's 1,000 Actual American (southern) girls who could have-and should have gotten the role.
I loved her in Normal People. Can’t wait to see this.
It's uncanny how those, otherwise trurle Brits, can imitate southern accents so well.
I am also 73 and this is the only book I have read twice! It's that good! I am so excited that Delia is writing another.
one of my most favourite books.....🙏📚 i expect a brilliant film.🎥
NEVER expect ANYTHING...especially a film to be as good as the book
I'm one of the few who do not love this book. I did enjoy the glimpses of the swamp and the main character's interaction with it but the thriller aspect just didn't mesh for me. But I will see the movie out of curiosity.
I get so lonely sometimes I can't breathe..this is so true..I've been there..
I read this book back in 2019 after ignoring it for a while I saw it on Reese’s list and decided to give it try and boy little did I know I felt like I’d found gold 😂 I couldn’t put it down. When I finished it I felt terrible bc I knew nothing else was going to compare and so far it hasn’t. So leave me some recommendations please. 👇🏽🙏🏽
Reese is a class act. She is a star and you really would not know it. She and Mila Kunis are much alike. Regular good people
This is the woman who with her husband killed a poacher in Zambia. Curious that she has been rewarded with so many accolades and deals and no questions asked about her White Savior in Africa past!
I’m an extra in this movie!
I've been an extra few times.. it's always fun to either see yourself or the people you met that day! Enjoy!
Awesome! How exciting for you and any other extras! Such a neat experience, would love to watch a movie being made.
Outstanding work-writer Owens, producer Reese Witherspoon, and actress Daisy Edgar-Jones. Girl power👍
That actresses accent is not believable. She’s British. They should’ve cast an American Southerner
Beautiful story!! Can’t wait to see Daisy and the other actors career flourish! She is such a gentle person!
the creek that goes through my yard has crawdads that sing too, one night while doing blotter acid I heard them sing "Time" by Pink Floyd.
I drive from Southwest Tennessee into Mississippi and love to see the Crawdad houses in the ditches. I’ve seen more in 2022 than ever before. Got this book in the mail today. I was at work but cannot stop reading this masterpiece. Reminds me of Prince Of Tides by Pat Conroe.
This was one of the better movies I've seen recently. Made me cry. I was surprised by it.
My best friend and I are going to see the movie this weekend, we would have went opening night but I was on vacation! I can’t wait to see it, I can’t wait for it to be the #1 movie and sell out higher than all other movies, and I can’t wait for Reese Witherspoon to continue producing her book club books because she has great taste in novels!
One of the most phenomenal books I have ever read!❤️
Delia Owens and Where the Crawdads Sing were discussed on Twitter today, and not for good reasons. It’s interesting that CBS Sunday didn’t touch on the controversy, even if she’s innocent and has no knowledge of that man’s death.
I agree. It’s a serious matter that should have been touched on.
I agree. I wonder if the movie was produced by the same company that owns CBS Sunday.
The British girl playing Kya doesn’t sound like someone raised in the rural South
Brit born but spending most of my life in the US I have noticed this. Especially southern England dialects can segway to deep south us.
In fact, when I came to the us to go to school in Chicago I stuck out and had a few (kind) nicknames for my posh accent.. I immediately started mimicking accents and as one of my friends held from the deep south it took practically no time to cover my accent.
Case in point ... it seems like half of the actors on the Georgia filmed Walking Dead (at least when I watched it in the beginning), were British or Australian. I also noted that many of our mannerisms, etiquette, meals Etc in Southern England also have so much in common with the south. To me it makes both even more charming when I note that connection!
@@IntriguedLioness Manners! Likely what you meant in etiquette.
But actually the author doesn’t sound like a Southern belle either. 😁😁
Phenomenal book. It gave me chills. They did great with the movie too
They should’ve cast an American Southerner, not a British actress
A lot of American movies have British actors. It’s crazy.
this book brought me to tears and gave me hope for the underdog
It should be a TV show, the movie felt rushed and not accurately depicted.
Can't wait to read it and see movie. She so deserves her new place...
Wonderful interview about the building of personality and plot!! Think it will be a great film!
A good plot is a rare thing indeed!
How do you become super rich when you’re a wildlife scientist?
Reese is my all time favorite ❤
I love the book, and I can’t wait to watch the movie!
Same !!! I eat well though
@@annefitz7346 whaat?
Haha. I replied to Wrong comment.
@@annefitz7346 😂 I was so confused!
I didn't like the previews, it looked boring to me. But, the movies was very good and surprising. I loved it after I watched it.
Right. I saw the trailer and thought “meh” it didn’t give enough. But I just finished the movie on Netflix and it was so good! Definitely surprised me! 😮
Liked the book. Creeped out now that I know her and her family’s real back story though. She had some good source material for that plot.
Isn’t she lovely!? Whoever cast David Strathairn in the film needs to get a raise, pronto! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Totally underrated actor worthy of more credit and acclaim than he gets. He can play good guys, bad guys, buffoons and wimps, tough guys and sensitive guys all perfectly.
@@zanethomas6865 And he has that VOICE, the one I’d recognize anywhere.
This is one of my favorite books ever!
Was the one book I never wanted to end. Was so enthralling. I hope the movie does it justice.
Les écrevisses : un livre meilleur que tout ! Virtuose l'écrivain !
I don’t get it. Mediocre story at best. 🤷🏻♀️
I have it on my Kindle and have read it. After reading the positive responses to it I'll have to read it again. I was a little bit let down, can't recall why - maybe at almost 82 my memory is not what it once was. I am interested now in reading Girl of the Linderlost, though it seems very short (69 pages) to someone used to reading much longer books.
I felt the same about it.. Not a favorite at all..
Probably had your thinking cap on. That’s why you were let down
Cette histoire se répète malheureusement souvent, dans le réel !
Reese is so good with these types of settings
I wish if Delia wrote another novel, that she do it with zero pressure, she is at that important age when you should have a peace of mind
So inspiring, success happened to her in 70 with first novel! so happy for her
Will definitely buy the book soon, didn’t see the movie so very excited to read the book first ❤
Since she is 70 & has had an amazing career, you wouldn’t think there would be any pressure writing another novel.
This movie is one of the best movie’s I’ve seen in years! Highly recommend seeing it!
Such a warm, gripping story. Delia Owens is such an interesting woman. What a life she has had and for her to weave a wonderful story like this is not all that surprising. Thank you for your heartfelt pieces of life...you feel it as you watch the film. Reese and her team do a fab job also! Loved it.
I love how we don’t ask her about being wanted for questioning in Zambia 🤔
One of my favorite books of all time!!!! I have had my best friend, mom and all my doctors and nurses to read it☺️❤️
I genuinely enjoyed this movie
Somebody check Witherspoon’s backyard for bodies. She picks some pretty dark themes…for about ten years now. Man in the Moon was her best film in my opinion. Before the industry got her. 🍪
Right 😂😅😅
My new favorite book. I just loved the writing and everything about it. Btw I could not have survived!
Deserves to spend 166 weeks. That book has some of the prettiest sentences I've read. The incorporation of natural facts into the fictional story was done really well. Absolutely remarkable.
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Have to read book
I have faith in Delia ! I can't wait this week to see Where the Crawdads Sing !! Her stories will be GREAT !!!
I go to every movie is launched since theaters open, I almost always seat alone with a few other people. Except when Spiderman Multiverse, Redeeming Love, Top Gun and Where the Crawdads Sing. People where clapping at the end (this last phenomenon I have seen after the pandemic).
If you're with a few people, you're not alone 🤔
Great interview. Wow! I just finished the book. I haven’t seen the movie yet.
Loved this book....and the movie was good too!!
Pristine movie....loved it❤.....
I would appreciate them utilizing REAL WOMEN.....The crow magnum jaws, brow ridge shave, tracheal shave ,and sasquatch feet truly.....
PULLS FOCUS.
🤮✈️⏰️🍎🐍💉🦑
These ladies really know the definition of true and emotional acting, in a movie like this.
Southern culture on the sk8ds skids they got brit8sh actors chase and kya did you know the x radio was blasting yardbirds smile c on me little games r3co4d 1967
after the trial things went too quickly....
I would have liked 300 more pages....
SO.....when is the author doing 'crawdads 2' where some old diary/s or letters Kya had stashed under the floorboards - can be fleshed out into part 2....
what about Kya's two sisters and brother who just left and don't get mentioned again....
Delia owns seems like a lovely lady. I'm so glad she's had a best seller. I loved the book. I read it in two sittings (and did literally nothing else for two days - cereal for dinner, etc)
Some books are that good! 😁
Actually listening to the book on audio, right now and find it very intriguing.
Loved the movie. Just read some things about the author and how she is racist and wanted for questioning in Africa concering some muders of Africans. Now I am just trying to find more info. Still a great movie and I am sure a great book.
I've just started reading this book today. Although I'm not a native English speaker, I was able to be immersed in the amazing story. I cried a lot after getting to know that the author wrote the story at the age of 70. The scene where Kya's mom left her family in a sudden brought me to imagination that the writer would really want to remember her mom because everyone has to lose a good or bad mom someday. Of course, the title came from the writer's mom. I eagerly expect to keep reading on.
Wonder how difficult it is for British actors to use an American accent?
The movie was a bit hallmarkish But I watched it anyway
The Movie Was Breath Taking ‼️🌻🦋❤️
Isn't that Shack the same one that they used in the movie Nell?
One of the best books I have read. A hard one to put down.
Just finished reading! Great book!
LOVE LOVE LOVE this book!!!!
I’ve read the book and can’t wait to see the movie!
I can't wait for the movie!! The book was amazing!!
God I love Southern women
8:18... To write a story that connects us all..
What does Delia mean in this interview at the end when she says "there are a lot of crawdads out there."?
Maybe she means there are tons of women who thrive in NATURE!
Wonderful book, my best read ever
They sing in a seafood boil.
Great book, I read this recently and it’s something that resonated to me and I still think about, I’m hoping the movie did it justice and I can see it soon
Sounds like a good movie. I haven't been to a movie in a long time. Awesome author and director.
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The book is stunning, moving, poignant ,beautiful...and 😢
You’re rich and have solitude, living my dream.
What a perfectly lovely lady!
An ABSOLUTELY Charming Lady... Wow!!! Just Beautiful...
Wasn't there a crazy science girl in Batgirl,and didn't Lucy the librarian have a kid hidden on general hospital
Not a fan of this book or of Delia. Always a fan of Sunday Morning, though, regardless of the subject.
Happy in my glory to live in a place like that my problem is I probably walk through a spider web and probably set me off I'll probably run into a tree and knock myself out of break my neck laughing out loud but how Grand how Grand