premise: The Beguiled is based on a Southern Gothic novel.
hypothesis: The Beguiled (1971 film) . The script was written by Albert Maltz and is based on the 1966 Southern Gothic novel written by Thomas P. Cullinan , originally titled A Painted Devil . The Beguiled is a 2017 American drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola , based on the novel The Beguiled ( originally published as A Painted Devil ) by Thomas P. Cullinan .