As we speak, Hollywood is working on adapting The Silent Patient for the big screen, with Rooney Mara ( Una)said to be involved. That said, Michaelides has certainly not let anyone down and his maiden attempt at novel writing should be lauded. The narrative does seem at times confusing, but maybe it was deliberately made that way. The Silent Patient is a slow-burn thriller, in which the audience is made to think Dr Faber is a troubled man with noble intentions, only for the shocking truth to jump out into their faces at the end of the book. As a Greek, he clearly knows his tragedies just as Professor Diomedes said so in the book.
The titular character of the Greek tragedy becomes something of a symbol as the story progresses and Alicia's past becomes rather apparent. Michaelides being of Hellenic heritage uses the reference to Alcestis to explain Alicia's silence. Michaelides sets Dr Faber up as an unreliable narrator in much the same way as Charlotte Duckworth did for Helena Brenton in The Rival. In fact, they may well be two sides of the same coin. They also rushed into marriage with people who were rather unsuitable in an attempt to escape the past. Towards the end, it also intertwines with events concurrent with Dr Faber's personal life, leading to a shocking cliffhanger.īoth Alicia and Dr Faber are damaged individuals who grew up with highly abusive parents. It details her troubled childhood and the tensions she had with her husband. He gets accepted and almost immediately takes it upon himself to get Alicia to open up.Ī secondary narrative presents itself in the form of a diary Alicia had been keeping in the weeks leading up to the murder. Dr Faber is drawn to Alicia's case early on and applies for a job at the Grove once a vacancy presents itself. Ever since then, she has been a patient at the Grove under the care of Professor Diomedes and his team of dedicated professionals. Alicia was an artist whose work had been exhibited publicly and attracted great publicity after she shot her husband dead and stopped speaking thereafter. He has applied for a job at an institution where a famous killer, Alicia Berenson, has been warded. There’s no word on directors, writers, or cast, but this film sounds nuts.The main narrator is Dr Theo Faber, a psychotherapist with vast experience working with those declared criminally insane. When a criminal psychotherapist named Theo takes on her case, determined to get answers and unravel the mystery, his own motives send him down a dark path in search of the truth.
Sequestered in a North London police forensic unit, Alicia refuses to speak a word about the crime and her potential motives. Without explanation, Alicia shoots her husband Gabriel in the face five times when he returns late from work one evening, sparking an international scandal and subsequently sending the value of her art through the roof. The Silent Patient follows Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter married to a fashion photographer who enjoys life a the top of London society.
If you’re not familiar with the novel, here’s a synopsis: The new project will be an adaptation of The Silent Patient, the best-selling novel from Alex Michaelides.
Annapurna Pictures and Brad Pitt’s Plan B are going to be teaming up again after being behind the Oscar winners If Beale Street Could Talk and Vice.
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