Film and Literature

Objectives

1. To internalize the key concepts regarding the analysis and interpretation of literary and cinematic narratives;

2. To be able to ‘read’ a literary and a cinematic narrative taking into account not only their specific structure and aesthetic devices, but also their dynamic interrelationships.

Program

1. From literary to filmic narrative: the key terms and concepts regarding their analysis and interpretation.
2. Literature into film: phenomenology of the adaptation.
3. Three case studies for the correlate cinema | literature:
a. Branquinho da Fonseca por Eggar Pêra — The Baron;
b. Daphne du Maurier por Alfred Hitchcock — The Birds;
c. Joseph Conrad por Francis Ford Coppola — Heart of Darkness | Apocalypse Now.

Teaching Methodologies

Classes will be theoretical-practical in nature: presentation of the key terms an concepts, the analytical tools, and the data required by the various themes to be covered.

Bibliography

1. Aumont, Jacques & Marie, Michel. A análise do filme. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia, 2009.
2. Bertetto, Paolo, ed. Uma história do cinema. Autores, filmes, correntes. Lisboa: Texto
& Grafia, 2019.
3. Bordwell, David & Thompsom, Kristin. Film Art. An Introduction. Boston: McGraw
Hill, 2008.
4. Briselance, Marie-France & Morin, Jean-Claude. Gramática do cinema. Lisboa: Texto
& Grafia, 2011.
5. Clerc. Jeanne-Marie & Carcaud-Macaire, Monique. L’adapation cinématographique et
littéraire. Paris: Klincksieck, 2004.
6. Gardies, René. Compreender o cinema e as imagens. Lisboa: Texto & Grafia, 2008.
7. Grilo, João Mário. As lições do cinema. Lisboa: Colibri, 2007.
8. Mazzoleni, Arcangelo. O ABC da linguagem cinematográfica. Avanca: Cineclube de
Avanca, 2005.
9. Peña-Ardid, Carmen. Literatura y cine. MAdrid: Cátedra, 1999.
10. Sánchez Noriega, José Luis. De la literatura al cine. Teoría y análisis de la
adaptación. Barcelona: Paidós, 2000.