cinema's literary imagination Andrew, James Dudley 1945- editor, escritor de introducción Glassman, Deborah traductora Ďurovičová, Nataša traductora text cau 2022 monographic eng

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xxv, 407 pages ; 21 cm. "Adaptation was central to André Bazin's lifelong query: What is cinema? Placing films alongside literature let him identify the aesthetic and sociological distinctiveness of each. More importantly, it helped him wage his campaign for a modern conception of cinema, one that owed a great deal to developments in the novel. His critical genius is on full display in this collection, where readers are introduced to the foundational concepts of the relationship between film and literary adaptation as put forth by one of the greatest film and cultural critics of the 20th century. Expertly curated and with an introduction by celebrated film scholar Dudley Andrew, the book begins with a selection of essays that show Bazin's film theory in action, followed by reviews of films adapted from renowned novelists of the day (Conrad, Hemingway, Steinbeck; Colette, Sagan, Duras; and more) as well as classic novels of the 19th century (Bronte, Melville, Tolstoy; Balzac, Hugo, Zola; Stendhal and more). Taken together, this volume will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in literary adaptation, authorship, classical film theory, French film history, and André Bazin's criticism alike. As a bonus, 250 years of French fiction is put in play as Bazin assesses adaptation after adaptation to determine what is at stake for culture, for literature and especially for cinema"-- Adaptation in theory -- Adapting contemporary fiction -- Adapting the classics -- Addendum : two long essays on adaptation, translated by Hugh Gray -- Appendix: chronological list of articles. edited and with an introduction by Dudley Andrew ; Deborah Glassman and Nataša Ďurovičová, translators. Includes index. Bazin, André 1918-1958 Film adaptations History and criticism Adaptaciones cinematográficas Historia y crítica Motion pictures France History and criticism Cine francés Historia y crítica PN 1998.3 A557 2022 791.43/6 Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] (DLC) 2021032898 9780520375819 (paperback) 0520375815 (paperback) 2021032897 CU-S/DLC 210706 20230411090901.0 22163388 eng