Now a Major Motion Picture: Film Adaptations of Literature and Drama (Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series)

Christine Geraghty

ISBN 10: 0742538214 / ISBN 13: 9780742538214

Published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated, 2007

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pp. 232.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Now a Major Motion Picture: Film Adaptations of Literature and Drama (Genre and Beyond: A Film Studies Series)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0742538214
• ISBN 13: 9780742538214
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Now a Major Motion Picture is a unique look at the many sources, literary and otherwise, that influence film adaptations. Christine Geraghty subverts the idea that film adaptations of novels and plays must be faithful to the original texts. She is more interested in how, while a film reflects its literary source, it also invites comparisons to our memories and associations with other versions. Geraghty looks at a variety of adaptations, from the works of Jane Austen and Tennessee Williams to Brokeback Mountain and the adaptation of a setting, historical New York City.

About the Author

Christine Geraghty is Professor of Film and Television Studies at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. She is the author of Women and Soap Opera (1991) and British Cinema in the Fifties (2000).