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BATIN AT WORK Masor Essays a Reviews FROM THE Forties @ Firties 41 CONTENTS Acknonlepments a soto Uy Bert Carl 1. Willan Woe, othe Jasenis of Dreting 1 ena aE 2. The Mth of Stalin in the Soviet Cineans 3 3. Adapt, or he Cine Digs 4 eo 4. The Cae of Mae Pa 2. Wl Cinenscpe Save the Ki 8. The Gyentes of Ades Cayo * 9, Rae heParalaxof Ream roy 10. The Criss of French Cina, of Safir a he 1 at hey weer a deer of at, ag Tih Kar et {utah ln ee ae ge pt Na Lk ‘Sine bee ey uct sig Canis ‘Stic noe ppl inte aun ae ang he Meith het ‘oun we er i ano, gy Ba & ‘lig 18 he oh Fn Ser ln ar fe OM. ine nin om Sp eo 25 Et at ar Po Cri rg iy Coes Of (nl mans Re) epee a pi ‘ne PaO et Nina rg 1 Mang une tit rn ei Fiver entree sceiltnn etre Une teeth soma amo ‘owen ply oes te of des ec Pm lef ‘irseoe' ni eaten as Capac omar Ripraren Canmer Sane iy py pe Se ht ae a soo wt te Tene CHAPTER 3 Avcaptation, oF the Cinema a6 Digest “Theproblenoftigssand adyjasions cel po win the ame work of fterture. Ye Teratire only yrtaks fa pnemenon hs Ample i enschlrger Tike pug, Kr fasten: one igh ven onside mm ar museum sages fore Bad eller thereat of imigs tht wet incre oes fn + completly deren archi twalan decenive cont: None dee wor fam are sil imal. But row wake the imaginary mcr propre ty Mala: reas the org painting ine rine of Tete thls o photo aphic rerodation and susie fora orga ages of ier ft dmensems and oor tha ae zeal ace als Ay the 135 photography for prt nly mee abe for eagraving hich eens had ben theenly proxi” aaa ens! One mist not forget that the den an Surmay” ‘oF rigial works ofa hut become so cat atl ofr tht ic wonld be nate impese wo qucsson their xine tay ar the Soke ofagument Ite my exp fe he cine More dan ne writer, moe dl ne cise, more than one Kl make ve, has chllged the aehetic aston or the agate afl the seen; hows thereat fo ene hae whe the cual exption to this prt of ass whe refine tel hi bol to ap ther peoples Boos, ot rec them when «poder ces sloog with he igh Banden So ir hort eget die nitseum aot jen general hey ake ci let he ps Fy or dst of every authenilitzrary work. A novel 9 oique sghss whose mlecla equim atonal fee when Yu tarper with i em, sty no dein he marave can be expressions ofthe pryholeyical, moral, or metyphysel content of the ‘Sk Andee Gide ple at stn ay nepal em he evens of The Pera Spmay (191), eas Came preset pera 20 inherent inte metaphyiadeama of The Samer 14) ‘Eso nhen is pore in uch complex, bev the ron of doenadc aapaon nc abe mele, a te Biot of he ‘nea areal row be hp ‘wigs Til ake ony sunt eagles here Nal Mae pe (Gp ala. Sie Tora 195), Jan Rens Dayo 8 Ory (0940), ater Matsa tthe eset Grape of Win 1d to. Fo ror Siok Lindi camden ve a lied successch 8 The Parl Spy (UA, di Joan Delaney ee me tht eer ‘hing inhi ta ces, ha cis ceil nc de w what re tmider 1 be th inefable aspect of the orignal T do cae mich for Pree Blanc ating, bn Ido dik tha Mice Marans beaut cjee—shich ae lego exnmansaee the Hin! Gere innermnt Sheahan te omnipresent moti ofthe ial serene sow are sceepabe mse Go simple pnt Alek he makers hve enough vin imaginton to eee he cinema equa lence se fhe nga alo te crs ase the ees ose To be this hey of pation sone wh che lowing warn ing thc one not confi pote syle wih prommata ere mere gecealy sD, wih Eamal conten. Sach confusion i wie ‘gread~and ware on merely among French teachers “Fai most ina ile manifeeation ofl, whichis bey ip tale fom the minie cote of which i, aa manner of ses td aconing to Sac eof he wor she mechs, Under dese ‘Sreustle: wa fer the pial in mening fh forma The le of Maen fn cnet elt that of hook, even though we are d= inghere with to dierent tie Somscinems om he oe an sn are onthe ther: The cae of Dy th Cats blr itis fa fuleo he pint Spasms sors story atthe ue ne ta bene fs fn the fll et of Rens genia.Thietheefaton of one workin anober caer conse, And there i pr wh wl Any the beauty ofthe res. eto sone Uke Maupssat, to someone ite Renoir hth of tem, Jean and Auguste) wo achive it The Pastral Symplony (194), dis, Jean Delannoy. Mesum of Modern Are New York The hardliners will respond thatthe ahone-sneained examples prove ony thats pertnpe nor mcpby aly mpl o mae i "oat wark spiel Terry on, with scent thes to he ‘pti ofthe orignal and wth an athete inteligeoe hc pei ‘Sorte heel he ook bt they wl oy dae ii tn one the Kind of aupaon” Isang sone ae being ‘his piece. They iy that Dy oe Cary rk hat lh [son ig ar fe se ans» Mapa and Pca he screen eiferent sual or superior ts dl because Jean Reo in ha four beefed in the work ofthe ve, which sano to Is own. They elim hay if we eutine the coun American and rope noel tha ar adapted tote seen ewer nth we wil ce tha theyre something completely diferent, hat they ae th onde ‘endo, ums fn “ger of which Tapoke caer, For insanes, take sexta inefesle Ss sch Th i (156 i Goeger an) and Far Whom ol Tid 983; dic. Sam Woo hase neverending “spats” of Bal, which seem to have sre than fmplydemorataed eat the autor of The Haren Coma the let “inert” oll vets To be re, one rus st knw 0 hat end the alpen is designe: fort eae or itsaudence One mst a elie that ost laos ce fr ore abu he ater than boo the foe "The problem of apa for he audiences eh meetin ‘the ee oad Indeed, adios not qe aie the cinemas ld fremast a mean of repo ad wasn. The est phe ‘menon rides 50 rac ia te eal eoodensing oe siphon ‘rworks nin the way they ae cose by he isting pic The ol fuel tert of raio—precely the asec of tat seaes Georges Diane aha sallwsmalern ma to Bre nan environment uf tod ommparslo the warm tanger crested central hetng 8 ‘Bron, ough Tv kadar st for bry ya now. fe the ne forum ton aso aT get home ofen Leven wrt and work wt he Tio ones ny companion. Right on Twat his ace, Po lien ip team Vell? exllen, dily moming bendost on the rest mesic Ee tay whe T ws shaving, Jean Rosa) jing Sih chnesomes tke why ony Selects (or was tml es) Tin’ of thee evlors simaliaeoody and T ont remember whe “Span wo mew ws bing chow hough single spe ing nth andthe Aes cel eaey mass of pbshed quar fat one can ce tthe Ainge de Homme" Jles Ror appalling Fin on ervancult won wl serosal fr rai, iio Pas crested an atmopher culture hit 3s omg = iin the a Fort who think that alture-an ony he achieve ‘hasugh hari work, he ewe of physical cena cio allows works tf a at lene a antgonisge to theatre of hese works as nye ering with heir om. Bren fc rendre or inerallyprormed Fran the Fb Sponsor Bestest when yous ‘toto ele in your bh mse mathe acai by he sia tfamening concer by the ramet of comterplation, Howes oe an ns io ao the peafing Fear 9 everyone—the psc (dread of ure wbich she st epsom spiel senda, Fi coor roi kee more modern convene, el for eveyone" [epee gm of ine and 2 redaction of flo, Uh the ery mah fuer Afterall ten ML Duhamel ile {aboor the meiotn get 0 the conceal “The ch tin acco wih crimp ome eel efor ring on ope, nella refer Ise cau ent in 4 raonaltie seer ofthe iniry sites in primitive cilia ‘nm Ese i body on of hea eral iis an no pstendng thi we shold completely banish e om oar. Bat we ‘ld ipl uit back ine pice, whi shold way he able “Ther ia ite plese in crackng or congoetng te heretic of a oek of ay wih den fines our radon that work o So Inch hy err ie aman cling has ot yet repacl walking Tee sre ln pliceof the ail mds of atu eomaunscson, snhich a at ance dlrs fear ard a eceting oft bebid igh Willy er tehnology an an ie nw more and more oe tn ened core reed tthe lowest con denoingor of he names Tote desing instil morn of No ere witha fi fr” which in cs uooscndy lst. the up-coming ev Tato nom respon with "Let grab whatever we can” This rosea i tere resem a thing progres. Oh fir ethene sence iy nent tt Sed he indefensible ec on of de fli hat are sed on ves mtey ‘ap th de even dag 4 gond Lyer could prey prove that the mis have an nes val, since eas en sown ate ale tof bonk alwys incense afer its ben adapted othe xereen nd he ‘ign! wore cron rot rm chan exposure Alough Telit for example, very arating om te src, dele hat ma purine f Destoyersy ane Kn nthe fl onesie Irochalogy a acon # Kl oF pelminary ttaning that hes ge the emir acest a herve ink rive. The fro some ‘vat sn otha o Md Vagus the ator obese Sebool inte ineteenh century. Thee are decile in the eyes of ‘eves ofthe Rssan novel ue hey have ary anything Toe by ‘this roc und ie does Donte yet urea uel hoe eto: yet fun ith he Res ove and who tuscan bee Sess a inrogcson tI ncn, {wont eamotne Rather op ths, frit as oe odo wit peggy than with ar ouch peer to del ith ater mae soon for wich te crs aren ge put ‘apse tht fe utc ofthe work or Te nineteenth cnn, more thn any cer, my eid ‘tue for, ily ray ha til with pd tht hs ade ws ‘elgite what ia fat avs been csi for namie compotion 1 the tuck of cur eral cumsonses he invention of charter and sian. grne hi the tans ad eens of one achieve he teste existence only rough the for that express them a hae ‘orehow eis them ie nour mind Bur es peceence i wa IS at which egaltycomeye to cllege sks wen they ae fled to wre anne on the procedene of aguage over tht. Ris inert to noe tat she cnet who defend so Bese the lise ‘orformal ney ofthe et ates the ones who sone rts over ‘helm as ih anon oat ee yarn demands of heir ara ters Aecontng we these writers the protons areas ri who nempleely esp im coal ee they eben conve The tone aly subject hl whims, he he nsarent oftheir (ils Fn oo donb hi rie fc the writes mst erie That the ene settee fa pycholgial cr scl noel sin che ‘hore thei environment rather han in what he lhe "te The sve sn the src of the marae: ev elon of 0 spe atmo the ol. An is ot impale for he aii al womans isl hraghanonherincamtien This asemmpsien, ht the aye in the serie ofthe sara, apps main and sires ‘aly fone refs wo sce he many examples of hat she hay of the fro ges toa and fone erfoe nae in he ase cermation tf demas sap, Wa ung, we do ce the ghosts of mou ha cers rie fr alors the great nels rom which they arte, Don (Guiote an Gargantua dwell the conscensnes of milion of ole twho have never had any dest or complete contac with che works of ‘Certs and Ras I woul ie to be sare heal hase who coe tp he spt of Fabrice and Madan Buvay Fave ea (reve or fpood news) Scena anf liber bara ao so sr nsf athe Sle of he orginal harman ocr grace and impos hi 09 the public consiounes hat chara aces gener auoncas Sahich mh in certain cates lead far as quas-warscendence ofthe tronk. Novel we all ow, ae mya. The froin defense of ear work st 4 cevin exten, a lly fds bt we tnt a be aware ea ets om 9 ther rece nv coacepon of the “author” ar of he “work” ‘aneptiog tat wa from being ehicly igoros in the seventh evar an ht tated obese ell deine any a the end of he ‘Sehvecnh Inthe Mile Ages tere wer al ethene and they ‘See common to llth ra Tha of Alar nd ve fr inane, be found in the mystery ls, pining, seuptare, and neds wise ous, sone af ch were ever challenged for tanseing this hore From une at tare in another And when the wobjt of te Rem ize {foe Pain eth lov of Dag adh whe fit tan sdapsion? Mer nobody is iming tha copyright as bon ike In justicuionofthearisti multipton of Bil and Chr heres Ahring the Middl Ages would he wrong to ay har they were pr of 2 eamamon fn + land of pblcdarain of Chris cian: he per mtr ano mote apt Uh dep the Od French epic poms han they di elon erature The eon hac he wore fa was ne an en in athe oly portant eitesa were is coment and! the eetvnes ofits message. But de ble beeen the pblic nee a the grants for retin was ich in those days tac al de onions eed onan the excellence of ‘he ars. Yu may perhaps obecrve thatthe days are or and ha would acs nonte wo wi to nchrontaly reves he vo lan ofthe relionship anon the ret the pli an the work of ‘Toth woul espn tayo the ony is poate Uti fd rites remain nd to the hin of the nw, seathtie Mile Ages, ‘noe oc ta oi the acon of he mass to powe (a Jester prcpation sn) abd the emesgene oa ars fr ‘complement tht acess the cw Bor cen if ths rhs ia ad ky on ha wll oie a= onal arguments esp rear tht the eae a ‘ncn oie to rece teenie vein lato my tan ‘cron guckenel ace, ua Fens seman marae hee luuon of aid ina few mesh The oly iferncs that the pre sical evolution of cin conerporanecis with dhe deep-seated decane of erate, which aay sees Unig fir a sen of vols ete Thesesthetie Mile Ags he cinema ind Be ‘as whecvr ier: cle at han the Herre the miter and wench centric. can avo eaten tos aa hs at filed w do so, particu in comic He thei rec ae the Ameri comedies of sn Mack Sennett and shove all Chae Chali. The defers of series nthe cir wll mame ins examples ke the Wester pics a hoc ofthe Rasa rev tion, o such unforgetable ics sn Bron Bsn (1910 ir D. W (Gi nd Sor (1982 ir Howard Hw), Bet sher'snoshing that can be done to bring ack te leon psc Youth is rao, and fri thy ster grandeur wl tk lie perhaps abi ‘ore lowly: nth rene, the ema brows tern tnunber of well wrought, nelle, or well deelopa chutace ll ff rho bave buen phe iy wey comin of ery are. Te ‘ceps thr and bring en into play aos wo the alent oF he ‘cotenunter nd the seme the characters re negra a ch a mot thelr ett emt. heya nts negra, array gr thew mace fl that one eight wo conde, ri (Gh one dest conse tis neioiy ith he ey ence of cme ‘nae adpuaion whose i ft simpy and condense a work fom ‘which basicaly wishes retain ony themin chars and stains, I the novel is auc apy with the adapecon of is work 1 of are, rt hi he righ wo defer he oii thong he sl cal hos is pulls of an ct of poms her dep Bf many of his pv lege he cet ofthe work) arnt hit ths ight only Beas 20 ‘eas et and avone etter tha parents to Gefen the gh ci Grea un they come of ge. Oe ould ne ey this rl ight svt npr nai however Tose of Kaas Ta which was apts the sage by Andre Gide (1987 fom a tuner by Andee Vaan, Fake the mone appropriate example of Te Boab Keramace, adapted by Tneges Capen (Ly Brn Kernen; 1911 in my dese ofthe coders Mopason ‘The nl hing Copcun Bie dae be dil tore sl Sly than M. Spal in Tbe Iie to exc the carers fm Dsaneayminel and condense the rin cvets tae rym a fewer ene Tete something sly dierent abouttes sical cures, however: the ft eit toy thete-going pul i ‘ducted eng tn Rie ren the ove But Cope work wold ‘ean etal vise eve this were mt the oe Th take ances compl, 1 sfdw I aw Drei th od (0947; di Cade Avtar, bees How Raymond Ragu’ ‘bok th pitand aye” of tha bonk hed saokow bee beraed But ‘tema tue that dh adaptation the Het one that cule ade from the noel an shay arin i aoa jie Jean Vig ‘wuld prob bavs been ore al oe ogi, ts resonable te omtade that dhe ruling Gm wend hive ben inposle show tn the pb bse the Telit ofthe book would ave ignited the sere The worco the serene Aurenche a How cased 010 speak ramming” Gin the setae ht acetic tafe des) the wlag ofthe nivel The aesthetic ney anal her, ie “ister peas eter digit acc he

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