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PublisherMcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

ISBN-100786430974

ISBN-139780786430970

eBay Product ID (ePID)60292871

Product Key Features

Number of Pages181 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameStanley Kubrick and the Art of Adaptation : Three Novels, Three Films

Publication Year2007

SubjectFilm / General, General, Individual Director (See Also Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts), Film / History & Criticism

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts

AuthorGreg Jenkins

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-037164

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"tightly focused...thorough, careful comparisons"-- Choice "highly recommended"-- Small Press "explores the inherent difficulties of converting fiction into celluloid...reasoned and illuminating"-- Creative Screenwriting., "tightly focused...thorough, careful comparisons"-- Choice ; "highly recommended"-- Small Press ; "explores the inherent difficulties of converting fiction into celluloid...reasoned and illuminating"-- Creative Screenwriting.

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal791.4/375

Edition DescriptionAlternate

Table Of ContentTable of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Lolita 3. The Shining 4. Full Metal Jacket 5. Conclusions Bibliography Index

SynopsisParing a novel into a two-hour film is an arduous task for even the best screenwriters and directors. This work analyzes Stanley Kubrick's film adaptations of 3 novels - ""Lolita"", ""The Shining"" and ""Full Metal Jacket"". It focuses on the alterations in the characters and narrative structure, with attention to style, scope, pace, mood and meaning., Paring a novel into a two-hour film is an arduous task for even the best screenwriters and directors. Often the resulting movies are far removed from the novel, sometimes to the point of being unrecognizable. Stanley Kubricks adaptations have consistently been among the best Hollywood has to offer. The primary focus is on the alterations in the characters and narrative structure, with additional attention to style, scope, pace, mood and meaning. Kubricks adaptations simplify, impose a new visuality, reduce violence, and render the moral slant more conventional., Paring a novel into a two-hour film is an arduous task for even the best screenwriters and directors. Often the resulting movies are far removed from the novel, sometimes to the point of being unrecognizable. Stanley Kubrick's adaptations have consistently been among the best Hollywood has to offer. Kubrick's film adaptations of three novels-- Lolita, The Shining and Full Metal Jacket --are analyzed in this work. The primary focus is on the alterations in the characters and narrative structure, with additional attention to style, scope, pace, mood and meaning. Kubrick's adaptations simplify, impose a new visuality, reduce violence, and render the moral slant more conventional. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.