1. The Yellow Wallpaper (2011)
It is a gothic thriller film based on the short story of the same name written by Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Charlotte and John, along with Charlotte’s sister Jennie, find themselves destitute after a fire claims all of their belongings, their money, and their only child, Sarah. A solicitor rents them a large, remote house in the countryside where they attempt to recover from the aftermath of the fire, and the death of their little girl. Charlotte soon believes her daughter is in the house, and alienates herself from her husband and sister by retreating to the strange yellow wallpapered attic.
2. Their Eyes Were Watching God (2005)
Their Eyes Were Watching God is an American Broadcasting Company television movie aired on March 6, 2005 at 9 p. m. based upon Zora Neale Hurston’s 1937 novel of the same name. It is an enduring Southern love story sparkling with wit, beauty, and heartfelt wisdom. Told in the captivating voice of a woman who refuses to live in sorrow, bitterness, fear, or foolish romantic dreams, it is the story of fair-skinned, fiercely independent Janie Crawford, and her evolving selfhood through three marriages and a life marked by poverty, trials, and purpose.