House of Games represents David Mamet's directorial debut. He has directed the film of the screenplay he has written. But even directing the film was difficult because a lot of things had to be changed or adapted. David Mamet speaks of transforming "[his] storyboard into the storyboard" (viii). So it is interesting to read the original screenplay and view the film based on it, focusing on the potentialities and limitations of each art form. I …showed first 75 words of 3239 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3239 total…film, on the other hand, the presence of image and sound makes the story more real. It is as if we were in the film. All seems very real but at the same time the action moves on very slowly and dialogues seem to be very artificial. It is like reading a book; it is Mamet's unique style. Bibliography: Mamet, David. House of Games. New York: Grove Press, 1987. Film « House of Games », David Mamet, director.