204/232 / 336 Fiction and Cinema 2007
Second Essay due date: Midnight, September 26, 2007.
Second Essay Topics:
1. The short story “L’altro figlio” (The Other Son) by Pirandello and its adaptation in the movie Kaos by the Taviani Brothers:
Making specific reference to narrative structural differences between the two texts and to shooting and editing techniques (i.e. use of lighting, filters, sound track, montage, etc.) discuss the way the Taviani Brothers adapted this short story by Pirandello so that it is consistent with the view of the world expressed in the rest of their movie Kaos.
Michelangelo Antonioni’s Al di la delle nuvole and the Taviani Brothers’ film Kaos are film adaptations of not just one but a number of literary works by Antonioni and Pirandello. Both films have a “frame”, that is a unifying structure that gives the film order and links the various segments while at the same time interacting with them. Discuss the similarities and differences between the frames. Your discussion should include a description of the frames and their function in each movie’s overall vision.
Length: 1000 to 1200 words for 204/232 students.
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