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The Da Vinci Code is a dazzling performance by Brown, a delightful display of erudition. Though his mini-lectures sometimes hijack the narrative, they're necessary to keep us informed and occasionally permit us to try to unravel puzzles with Langdon and Neveu.

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About Dan Brown:

Dan Brown, the Author of the Fastest Selling Adult Novel in History.

Early life

The author of the best-seller “ The Da Vinci Code ” was born on June 22, 1964 in Exeter, New Hampshire.

His father being a mathematics teacher at the Phillips Exeter Accademy, the young Dan Brown grew up in the Campus with his two younger siblings and his mother, a singer and musician.

In the year 1986 he graduated in English and Spanish at the Amherst College. The will to establish himself as a singer and songwriter brought him to move to Los Angeles, where he worked as a Spanish teacher at Beverly Hills Preparatory school and where he met his wife to be: Blythe Newlon.

Despite Dan Brown’s talent as a songwriter he never seemed able to gain sufficient appreciation as a performer, so in 1993 he decided to go back to New Hampshire to work as an English teacher at the Phillips Exeter Academy.

Writing career

About the start of his writing career, Brown himself tells that after finishing “ The Doomsday Conspiracy ” by Sidney Sheldon during an holiday in Tahiti he just thought “ I can do that ”. It was 1994; four years later, in 1998 Dan Brown was already a full time writer and had his first thriller published with the title “ Digital Fortress ”. Blythe, who had become his wife in the year 1997 was an enthusiastic promoter of Brown’s work, she organized interviews, wrote press releases and booked talk shows.

In 2000 and 2001 “ Angels and Demons ” and “ Deception Point ” were published and Brown’s best known character, the symbology expert from Harvard David Langdon, had already done his first appearance.

However, Dan Brown hasn’t reached great success till the publishing of his fourth novel, the second featuring Robert Langdon as main character: “ The Da Vinci Code ”, published in 2003 to become one of the best sellers in history. About 40 million copies were sold by the year 2006, also pushing the selling of Brown’s earliest novels which all entered The New York Times list in the same week in the year 2004. The success of the book was followed by the success of the movie inspired by The Da Vinci code, released in 2006, directed by Ron Haward and featuring Tom Hanks in the role of Robert Langdon.

In the year 2009 “The Lost Symbol” sold over a million copies on its first day, in the same year the movie “ Angels and Demons ” was released reaffirming the revaluation of Brown’s earlier works and his role as one of the best thriller writers of our times.

His last novel “Inferno” , a mystery thriller on Dante’s Divine Comedy, was published on May 14, 2013 and was predictably a best seller from its first week.

Anne of green gables sequel online free. The movie’s treatment of the scene is even more satisfying than L. While her foster parent Marilla (the wonderfully crabby Colleen Dewhurst) rolls her eyes at Anne’s apparent frivolousness, Matthew quietly comes to understand the important truths behind it, and he heads to the dry-goods store. But he’s still Matthew, awkward and shy; he buys a rake and several sacks of brown sugar from a pretty young clerk before working up the courage to say that he wants a dress. (“Puffed sleeves!” he whispers.). Anne’s reaction to the dress—a lace-and-frills creation with puffs the size of hot-air balloons, which, when we see it now, at a safe remove from the 80s, threatens to steal the scene and perhaps our very souls—is one of rapture, along with shock and true love, and a tender gratitude that comes from knowing that she is finally seen, accepted, and cared for.

Although his novels have already been translated in 52 languages and sold a total of 200 million copy as for 2012, Brown doesn’t look willing to stop writing, during an interview in the year 2006 he affirmed that he has ideas to have Robert Langdon as main character of more 12 novels.

The Da Vinci Code

In Dan Brown’s novels recurrent themes such as cryptography, symbology, codes and conspiracy often find links to historical and religious themes.

The Da Vinci Code, published in 2003 starts with a man, the curator of the Louvre, found dead in the museum with strange symbols written all over his body. The Harvard symbology expert Robert Langdon is called to investigate on the murder and to guide the reader through a perilous journey across symbols, puzzles, codes and a battle between the Opus Dei and The Priority of Sion at the end of which there is an explosive and hidden truth which could waver the solid tenets of Christianity.

Da Vinci, who gives the novel its title is believed to be part of the conspiracy guarding the secrets about Jesus Christ’s possible progeny. Robert Langdon and the cryptologist Sophie Neveu embark in the difficult task of decoding the puzzles and secret symbols that could be hidden in Leonardo’s pieces. The central point of the alternative religious history would see the Merovingian kings of France as descendants of Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene.

For its controversial content the book has been denounced to be anti-Christian and to represent an attack to the Catholic Church and Dan Brown was accused of having been inaccurate as far as history and science are concerned. Nonetheless the novel also encouraged popular interest in the Holy Grail legend and Mary Magdalene role in Christianity.

As of 2013 “ The Da Vinci Code ” sold 81 million copies and has been translated in 44 different languages.

Inferno

The fourth book of the Robert Langdon series was released in 2013 to be an immediate best seller, when he was asked to comment it he said: ” With this new novel, I am excited to take readers on a journey deep into this mysterious realm … a landscape of codes, symbols, and more than a few secret passageways.”

From Dan Brown’s words the most affectionate fans can already understand that the recurrent elements are there and they probably will not be disappointed: Professor Robert Langdon travelling the world to untangle world historical mysteries is a must in Dan Brown thrillers.
This time the set is Florence and the code to decipher is in Dante’s Divine Comedy Inferno.

The novel opens with Robert Langdon waking up in a hospital in Florence and trying to remember what happened to him during the previous few days. The main character is followed by a mad-scientist villain who also is a fanatical of Dante’s Inferno. The two establish some kind of communication based on the interpretation of Dante’s text that lead to a fast paced chase full of accidents and exotic locations which really grab the reader from the cover to the end.

Inferno is rich in historical and cultural references, from Florence architecture, to classical art, to the allegories of Dante’s masterpiece, elements that show a great work of research from the author. The great ability of Dan Brown is to always keeping the story in the first place, never making it stop completely to give space to long explanations or dissertations. The result is a novel easier to read, entertaining but with a lot of cultural and historical information and sparks for further research on the reader’s part.

The Robert Langdon films are a series of American mysterythriller movies directed by Ron Howard. The films focus on Robert Langdon, a fictional character appearing in the Robert Langdon series of novels by author Dan Brown. The film series has a different chronological order than the novels, and consists of The Da Vinci Code (2006), Angels & Demons (2009) and Inferno (2016). The series has grossed almost $1.5 billion worldwide.

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• 3Incomplete adaptation
• 6Reception
• 7Difference between novels and films

Background[edit]

Dan Brown’s novels about Professor Robert Langdon: Angels & Demons (2000), The Da Vinci Code (2003), and Inferno (2013), quickly became international bestsellers, and were soon adapted into films by Columbia Pictures with Ron Howard directing and producing, and Tom Hanks portraying Langdon.

Films[edit]

The Da Vinci Code (2006)[edit]

A murder inside the Louvre and clues in Da Vinci paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery protected by a secret society for two thousand years, which could shake the foundations of Christianity.

Angels & Demons (2009)[edit]

Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon continues to work to solve a murder and prevent a terrorist act against the Vatican.

Inferno (2016)[edit]

When Robert Langdon wakes up in an Italian hospital with amnesia, he teams up with Dr. Sienna Brooks, and together they must race across Europe against the clock to foil a deadly global plot.

Incomplete adaptation[edit]

The Lost Symbol[edit]

Following the worldwide successes of The Da Vinci Code in 2006^[2] and Angels & Demons in 2009,^[3] which were both based on Brown's novels, starring Tom Hanks as Robert Langdon and produced and directed by Ron Howard, Columbia Pictures began production on a film adaptation of The Lost Symbol.^[4][5] Hanks and Howard were expected to return for the film adaptation of The Lost Symbol, along with the franchise's producers Brian Grazer and John Calley. Sony Pictures eventually hired three screenwriters for the project, beginning with Steven Knight^[6] and then hiring Brown himself.^[7] In March 2012, Danny Strong was also hired to collaborate on the adaptation.^[8]

According to a January 2013 article in Los Angeles Times, the final draft of the screenplay was due sometime in February, with pre-production expected to start in the mid-2013.^[9] In July 2013, Sony Pictures announced they would instead adapt Inferno for an October 14, 2016^[10] release date with Howard as director, David Koepp adapting the screenplay and Hanks reprising his role as Robert Langdon.^[11]

Cast and characters[edit]

Production crew[edit]

Reception[edit]

Box office performance[edit]

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Critical and public response[edit]

Difference between novels and films[edit]

The Da Vinci Code[edit]

Angels & Demons[edit]

Da Vinci Code Series With Tom Hanks

There are many differences between the novel and the film.^[22]

• In the novel, the papal conclave attracts relatively little public attention. In the wake of the huge international interest in the 2005 election of Pope Benedict XVI, this was judged to be out of date.^[23]
• The character of CERN Director Maximillian Kohler does not appear in the film.
• The Italian Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca is changed to the Irish Patrick McKenna, portrayed by Ewan McGregor.
• The Boeing X-33 that takes Langdon from the United States to Geneva and then to Rome is absent in the film.
• In the novel, Commander Olivetti is the commander of Swiss Guard, and his second in command is Captain Rocher, whereas in the film, Richter is the head of the Swiss Guard.
• In the novel, the Assassin contacts members of the BBC in order to influence how they present the story of his activities, but this does not happen in the film.
• The character Leonardo Vetra is named Silvano Bentivoglio in the film, is not related to Vittoria and his death scene is changed.
• Vittoria is a love interest for Langdon in the novel while there is no attraction present in the film.
• In the novel Camerlengo Carlo Ventresca is revealed to be the late pope's biological son, in the film he is his adoptive son.
• In the book, the assassin has Middle Eastern looks whereas in the movie he is portrayed by a Danish actor Nikolaj Lie Kaas . In the film, he is killed by a car bomb, whereas in the book he falls from a balcony at the top of the Castel Sant Angelo and breaks his back on a pile of marble cannonballs which eventually kills him.
• In the novel, Vittoria is kidnapped, whereas in the film, she follows Langdon almost everywhere. In the book, all four preferiti are killed by the assassin and eventually the high elector, Cardinal Saverio Mortati, is elected as the new pope whereas in the film, the fourth preferito, Cardinal Baggia, is saved by Langdon and is elected the new pope. The high elector, renamed Cardinal Strauss, becomes the Camerlengo to the new pope.
• In the end, the new Camerlengo hands over Galileo's book to Langdon instead of a Swiss guard handing the 5th brand, the Illuminati diamond (which is also different in the movie and looks like two crossed keys). In the movie before the explosion Langdon doesn't get on the helicopter unlike in the book where he does and right before the explosion jumps out, barely surviving.

Inferno[edit]

• In the novel, the Inferno Virus causes sterility in one third of the human population. At the end of the novel it is revealed that the virus was released before the events of the book, as the date given in the video was when the virus would be worldwide, thus searching for its whereabouts was futile.
• In the novel, Dr. Sienna Brooks intends to prevent the virus from being released and to destroy it as she believes Governments and other organisations will use it as a weapon and at the end of the novel she is offered a position in the WHO in order to address the crisis.
• In the novel, Dr. Elizabeth Sinskey is not a former romantic interest of Robert Langdon.

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See also[edit]

References[edit]

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3. ^'Angels & Demons'. Box Office Mojo. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
4. ^Fleming, Michael (2009-04-20). 'Columbia moves on 'Symbol''. Variety.com. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
5. ^'The Mystery of Dan Brown'. The Guardian. London. September 2009. Retrieved September 22, 2009.
6. ^Siegel, Tatiana (February 3, 2010). 'Columbia finds 'Symbol'; Knight to adapt third book in 'Da Vinci Code' series'. Variety. Reed Business Information. Retrieved February 4, 2010.
7. ^Fernandez, Jay A.; Kit, Borys (2010-12-20). 'EXCLUSIVE: Dan Brown Taking Over 'Lost Symbol' Screenplay'. The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 14, 2014. Retrieved 2015-11-21.
8. ^Williams, Owen (March 2, 2012). 'New Writer For The Lost Symbol: Dan Brown 3 gets an overhaul'. Empire
9. ^Nicole Sperling (January 15, 2013). 'Dan Brown: What's the film status of his book 'The Lost Symbol'?'. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
10. ^Tom Hanks' 'Inferno' Shifts Opening to 2016
11. ^'Tom Hanks And Ron Howard To Return For Next Dan Brown Movie 'Inferno'; Sony Sets December 2015 Release Date'. Deadline Hollywood. July 16, 2013. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
12. ^'The Da Vinci Code'. Box Office Mojo. October 22, 2016.
13. ^'Angels & Demons'. Box Office Mojo. October 22, 2016.
14. ^'Inferno'. Box Office Mojo. November 13, 2016.
15. ^'The Da Vinci Code'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
16. ^'The Da Vinci Code'. Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
17. ^ ^abc'Cinemascore'. Cinemascore.com. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
18. ^'Angels & Demons'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
19. ^'Angels & Demons'. Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
20. ^'Inferno'. Rotten Tomatoes. Flixster. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
21. ^'Inferno'. Metacritic. CBS. Retrieved October 28, 2016.
22. ^'What's the Difference between Angels and Demons the Book and Angels and Demons the Movie'. thatwasnotinthebook.com. Retrieved 18 Oct 2013.
23. ^Hanks, Tom; interviewed by Charlie Rose (May 13, 2009). 'A conversation about the film 'Angels and Demons''. PBS television (transcript). Archived from the original on May 17, 2009. Retrieved June 12, 2009.

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