Remodelling Homologies

Ondertitel:Adaptation Between Betrayal and Incommensurability

The November 1997 issue of Index magazine featured a rather unusual piece by avantgardist John Jesurun, which apparently had surprised even the editors – and this despite having commissioned the contribution themselves. Building on the already troubled conversion from James M. Cain’s 1941 novel Mildred Pierce to the 1945 film produced by Jerry Wald via multiple screenwriters and many more rewrites, this essay aims to tackle the theme of betrayal so conspicuous in both works on a narrative level here from a processual angle inspired by the principle of incommensurability. To this end, it juxtaposes said ‘classical’ adaptation from the Hollywood studio era with Jesurun’s experimental reimagining of the betrayal-theme as a homology-based remodelling.

Jaar van publicatie:2017

Trefwoorden:Adaptation, Homology, Incommensurability, John Jesurun, Mildred Pierce

Auteurs:International

Toegankelijkheid:Closed