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Filming John Fowles : critical essays on motion picture and television adaptations / edited by James Aubrey.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Fowles, John, 1926-2005--Film adaptations.
- Fowles, John.
- English fiction--20th century--Film adaptations.
- English fiction.
- Film adaptations--History and criticism.
- Film adaptations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (204 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2015.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- John Fowles wrote five compelling stories later made into motion pictures. This book examines for the first time the film and video adaptations of these stories, as well as Fowles's role in adapting his literary genius to visual media. Besides his authorship of the screenplay for The Magus (1968), Fowles was an uncredited contributor to The Collector (1965) and The French Lieutenant's Woman (1971), and to the British television adaptations The Ebony Tower and The Enigma. His unpublished short story ""The Last Chapter"" was adapted as a theatrical short film satirizing the James Bond novels. Fe
- Contents:
- Cover; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction (James Aubrey); Bluebeard's Basement: The Collector on Film (Eileen Warburton); Cinematic Godgames: The Magus on Film (James Aubrey); Undercover Hero: The Last Chapter on Film (Michelle Buchberger); Safe Dreams: The Enigma on Video (Michelle Buchberger); Situating Sarah: The French Lieutenant's Woman on Film (Carol Samson); Rhizome and Romance: The Ebony Tower on Video (Dianne Vipond); The Magus as Thriller: David Fincher's Film The Game (James Aubrey); Postmodern Documentary: The Return of the Magus on Video (Craig Svonkin)
- Works CitedAbout the Contributors; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-4766-2230-2
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