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INTRODUCTION
Why Study Film?
What Is Film Adaptation?
The Fidelity Issue
Classifying Adaptations
Advance Inquiries
Some Limitations
Works Cited
CHAPTER 1: CINEMA’S TURN TO NARRATIVE
Early Cinema History
Audiences, Production, and Distribution
Why Adapt a Text?
Works Cited
CHAPTER 2: LITERARY AND FILM TERMS
Literary Terms
Film Terms
CHAPTER 3: FILM ADAPTATION: THE CASE OF APPLES AND ORANGES
Unfixed to Fixed
Single to Multitracks
Story and Discourse
Is It Faithful or Not?
Status of Literature vs. Film
Close, Loose, and Intermediate
The Auteur
Intertextuality
A Method of Comparison
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
CHAPTER 4: A METHOD FOR STUDYING FILM ADAPTATION
"Spade and Archer," Chapter 1 of THE MALTESE FALCON, by Dashiell Hammett
Analysis of Narrative Elements of "Spade and Archer"
Opening Sequence of THE MALTESE FALCON, Directed by John Huston
The Continuity Script
Analysis of Film's Opening Sequence
The First Chapter and the Opening Sequence
Microcosmic and Macrocosmic Analyses
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
CHAPTER 5: THE NOVEL
Some Fundamentals of Novel Adaptation
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper Lee
TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Directed by Robert Redford
The Novella
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, by NormanMacLean
A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, Directed by Robert Redford
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of Novel and Novella Adaptations
CHAPTER 6: THE SHORT STORY
Three Strategies for Expanding the Short Story to a
Feature Film
"THE KILLERS," by Ernest Hemingway
THE KILLERS, Directed by Robert Siodmak
"THE SWIMMER," by John Cheever
THE SWIMMER, Directed by Frank Perry
"MEMENTO MORI," by Jonathan Nolan
MEMENTO, Directed by Christopher Nolan
Combining Strategies
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of Short Story Adaptations
CHAPTER 7: THE PLAY
Drama and Fiction
Drama and Film
Opening Up a Play
A SOLDIER'S PLAY, by Charles Fuller
A SOLDIER'S STORY, Directed by Norman Jewison
Murder Scene from Fuller's A SOLDIER'S PLAY
Shot Analysis of Murder Scene from A SOLDIER'S STORY
Degrees of Opening Up
The Length of a Play
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of Drama Adaptations
CHAPTER 8: NONFICTION
"INVESTIGATING THE QUIZ SHOWS," by Richard N. Goodwin
QUIZ SHOW, Directed by Robert Redford
IN COLD BLOOD, by Truman Capote
IN COLD BLOOD, Directed by Richard Brooks
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of Nonfiction Adaptations
CHAPTER 9: ANIMATION
Some Fundamentals of Animation
"THE RAVEN," by Edgar Allan Poe
"THE RAVEN," from "TREEHOUSE OF HORROR Episode of THE SIMPSONS, Directed by David Silverman
"THE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW," by Washington Irving
THE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD, Directed by Jack Kinney
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of Animation Adaptations
CHAPTER 10: THE FAILED ADAPTATION
Uncinematic Texts
Cinematic Misjudgments
THE GREAT GATSBY, Directed by Jack Clayton
Summary
Topics for Discussion
Works Cited
Selected Filmography of “Failed” Adaptations
GLOSSARY
FURTHER READING ON FILM ADAPTATION
SOME INTERNET SITES
CREDITS
INDEX
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