“The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” is the first book in Stieg Larsson’s millennium trilogy. First published in 2005, the novels are a literary phenomenon selling more than 30 million copies worldwide. The film adaptation, directed by Niels Arden Oplev, is setting records as well. It has grossed more than $100 million globally and was the top-grossing film in Europe last year. Here is a look at the film.
[BEGIN VIDEO CLIP “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo”] has become an international sensation. Her secrets have captivated millions. The story is a literary and movie phenomenon. This year, meet “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.” (END VIDEO CLIP)
CHARLIE ROSE: Tell me why this — the “Millennium Trilogy” has become such a sensation?
NIELS ARDEN OPLEV, FILMMAKER: Well, I think that if you look at the book first, Larsson wrote a book, the first book he wrote is really a classic investigating story. The plot is nearly Agatha Christie kind of plot–
CHARLIE ROSE: Yes.
NIELS ARDEN OPLEV: –rich family, far up north, it’s freezing cold, dark, dark secrets….
Please note-Elizabeth and I went to see this last evening. It is a dark, dense, mysterious and immensely powerful movie that it is ONLY appropriate for adult audiences.
This fine interview (best seen after the film) lasts 27 1/2 minutes–watch it all–KSH.
“A stylish thriller with real complexity, people with interesting faces, a sensational actress cast as an ambisexual Goth hacker heroine — the news about The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is nothing but good.”
–Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal who doesn’t seem to like much of what he sees