This has been written about in college courses ad naseum, but Francis Ford Coppola does some really cool things with Heart of Darkness in his Vietnam film adaptation Apocalypse Now. If you have some spare time, compare this scene with the paragraph starting at the bottom of page 44 and ending at the bottom of page 45:
(Sorry about the Italian subtitles. Also there's some strong language.)
And I love Marlon Brando's portrayal of Kurtz. Compare this scene with the two paragraphs at the bottom of page 61 through the top of page 62, starting with "At this moment I heard Kurtz's deep voice..." (Keep in mind that the manager and Marlow are combined into Martin Sheen's character of Willard):
(Again, strong language)
Coppola does some fantastic things with lighting and music to set the mood for both of these scenes, really capturing the fear and intrigue of Africa/Veitnam and Kurtz. If you get a chance to watch Apocalypse Now sometime soon, I highly recommend it, and if you watch it, make sure you get the "redux" version. Seeing the film and reading the story in a short time span will do a lot to enhance both experiences. There is also a documentary about making Apocalypse Now called Hearts of Darkness: a Filmmaker's Apocalypse which is also insanely interesting, but not as pertinent to this class.
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