The article focuses on the challenges encountered by French-Vietnamese filmmaker Tran Anh Hung in adapting the book "Norwegian Wood," by Haruki Murakami for the screen. According to Tran, "Norwegian Wood" is difficult to adapt for the screen due to its straightforwardness and reliability on the author's voice. It mentions that Tran asked the help of Taiwanese cinematographer Mark Lee Ping Bin to capture the visual language of the film.