High fidelity book5/22/2023 That was in 1995, and that's also when Terry Gross spoke with Nick Hornby. KRAVITZ: (As Rob) Here's how not to plan a career - one, split up with girlfriend two, ditch college three, go to work in struggling record shop four, become owner of said record shop and stay there for rest of life and five - well, there is no five.īIANCULLI: This new Hulu "High Fidelity" TV series arrives 20 years after the movie version with John Cusack, and it arrives 25 years after Nick Hornby first published his "High Fidelity" novel. We'll hear from him in a moment.īut first, here's a scene from the Hulu series with Zoe Kravitz as the list-obsessed central character from "High Fidelity." They come straight from the 1995 novel "High Fidelity," written by British writer Nick Hornby. It's an attention-getting approach to casting, going from a white man to a black woman, but there's a universality to the character's attitudes and obsessive top five lists. She's playing the same role John Cusack played in the 2000 movie version of "High Fidelity" - the owner of a used record store, who has very strong and specific opinions about music, romance and lots of other things. ZOE KRAVITZ: (As Rob) Desert island all-time top five most memorable heartbreaks in chronological order are as follows - Kevin Bannister (ph), Cat Monroe (ph), Simon Miller (ph).īIANCULLI: That's Zoe Kravitz as the lead character in the new Hulu series "High Fidelity," which streams its entire season today. I'm David Bianculli, sitting in for Terry GROSS.
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