Literature and Film
Subtitle: A Guide to the Theory and Practice of Film Adaptation
Contributors: Robert Stam (Editor)
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Limited
Published: October 1, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780631230557
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Literary studies: general; Social Science; Archaeology / Anthropology; Sociology; Anthropology - General; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Performing Arts / Film / History & Criticism; Film adaptations; History and criticism; Motion pictures and literature
First sentence: I will take as my point of departure for discussion one of those rare feature films that not only is an adaptation, but is also about adaptation, and that is also actually entitled Adaptation, to wit the recent film (2002) directed by Spike Jonze and written by Charlie Kaufmann.