BATIN AT WORK
Masor Essays a Reviews
FROM THE Forties @ Firties41 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 1at hey weer a deer of at,
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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 beexpressions 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 endthe 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 andsian. 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 thatcan 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