INTRODUCTION Why Study Film?What Is Film Adaptation?The Fidelity IssueClassifying AdaptationsAdvance InquiriesSome LimitationsWorks CitedCHAPTER 1: CINEMA'S TURN TO NARRATIVEEarly Cinema HistoryAudiences, Production, and DistributionWhy Adapt a Text?Works CitedCHAPTER 2: LITERARY AND FILM TERMSLiterary TermsFilm TermsCHAPTER 3: FILM ADAPTATION: THE CASE OF APPLES AND ORANGESUnfixed to FixedSingle to MultitracksStory and DiscourseIs It Faithful or Not?Status of Literature vs. FilmClose, Loose, and IntermediateThe AuteurIntertextualityA Method of ComparisonTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedCHAPTER 4: A METHOD FOR STUDYING FILM ADAPTATIONSpade and Archer, Chapter 1 of THE MALTESE FALCON, by Dashiell HammettAnalysis of Narrative Elements of Spade and Archer Opening Sequence of THE MALTESE FALCON, Directed by John HustonThe Continuity ScriptAnalysis of Film's Opening SequenceThe First Chapter and the Opening SequenceMicrocosmic and Macrocosmic AnalysesTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedCHAPTER 5: THE NOVELSome Fundamentals of Novel AdaptationTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, by Harper LeeTO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, Directed by Robert RedfordThe NovellaA RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, by NormanMacLeanA RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, Directed by Robert RedfordSummaryTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Novel and Novella AdaptationsCHAPTER 6: THE SHORT STORYThree Strategies for Expanding the Short Story to a Feature FilmTHE KILLERS, by Ernest HemingwayTHE KILLERS, Directed by Robert SiodmakTHE SWIMMER, by John CheeverTHE SWIMMER, Directed by Frank PerryMEMENTO MORI, by Jonathan NolanMEMENTO, Directed by Christopher NolanCombining StrategiesSummary Topics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Short Story AdaptationsCHAPTER 7: THE PLAYDrama and FictionDrama and FilmOpening Up a PlayA SOLDIER'S PLAY, by Charles FullerA SOLDIER'S STORY, Directed by Norman JewisonMurder Scene from Fuller's A SOLDIER'S PLAYShot Analysis of Murder Scene from A SOLDIER'S STORYDegrees of Opening UpThe Length of a Play SummaryTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Drama AdaptationsCHAPTER 8: NONFICTIONINVESTIGATING THE QUIZ SHOWS, by Richard N. GoodwinQUIZ SHOW, Directed by Robert RedfordIN COLD BLOOD, by Truman CapoteIN COLD BLOOD, Directed by Richard BrooksSummaryTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Nonfiction AdaptationsCHAPTER 9: ANIMATIONSome Fundamentals of AnimationTHE RAVEN, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE RAVEN, from TREEHOUSE OF HORROR Episode of THE SIMPSONS, Directed by David SilvermanTHE LEGEND OF SLEEPY HOLLOW, by Washington IrvingTHE ADVENTURES OF ICHABOD, Directed by Jack KinneySummaryTopics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Animation AdaptationsCHAPTER 10: THE FAILED ADAPTATIONUncinematic TextsCinematic MisjudgmentsTHE GREAT GATSBY, Directed by Jack ClaytonSummary Topics for DiscussionWorks CitedSelected Filmography of Failed AdaptationsGLOSSARY FURTHER READING ON FILM ADAPTATIONSOME INTERNET SITESCREDITSINDEX
