Saramago on Film?

I am somewhat surprised to see that a film based on Jose Saramago's Blindness is in the works. You have to trust Fernando Meirelles as a director and a superb cast will make this work, but I just don't know. I don't know how you film Saramago without losing the spirit of the work. I suppose the superficial translation of Blindness to film is obvious enough, but one could also take the story and turn it into a stupid weird kind of horror/thriller. In the hands of lesser people, I would predict a disaster, but maybe this could work. If it does, it could be a great film.

Via GreenCine Daily