#6. My favorite book-to-film adaptation is this import from Italy — a film that gets points for style, design of parallel storylines and Matteo Garrone’s ability to make the best out his locations and to visually express the notion of life as something that easily goes to waste. With a docu-look that feels like a backdoor travel show, I love how he does treats the mafia sect without glamorizing the life or glorifying the violent outcomes.