>Most of Conrad's stories are. Think of "Heart of Darkness" for instance.

I tried to read it, but found it too dull and couldn't finish it. The movie adaptation is on of my all time favorites.

>>If Napolean had delusions of grandeur, who would he think he was?
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>You aught to see Terry Gilliam's "Time Bandits" then.
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>Oh, and another cracker of his, as "12 Monkeys", the 80s' film "Brazil",set in an Orwellian alternative techologically-developed world (e.g. where computer screens are huge lenses with the image back-projected onto them).

Love both of those.