Filming Forster focuses upon the challenges of producing film adaptations of five of E. M. Forsterrsquo;s novels. Rather than follow the older comparative approach; which typically damned the film for not being ldquo;faithfulrdquo; to the novel; this project explores the interactive relationship between film and novel. That relationship is implicit in the title ldquo;Filmingrdquo; Forster; rather than ldquo;Forster Filmed;rdquo; which would suggest a completed process. A film adaptation forever changes the novel from which it was adapted; just as a return to the novel changes the viewerrsquo;s perceptions of the film. Adapting Forsterrsquo;s novels for the screen was postponed until well after the authorrsquo;s death in 1970 because the trustees of the authorrsquo;s estate fulfilled his wish that his work not be filmed. Following the appearance of David Leanrsquo;s film A Passage to India in 1984; four other film adaptations were released within seven years. Perhaps the most important was the Merchant Ivory production of Maurice; based upon Forsterrsquo;s ldquo;gayrdquo; novel; published a year after his death. That film was among the first to approach same-sex relationships between men in a serious; respectful; and generally optimistic manner.
#3245540 in eBooks 2012-02-01 2012-02-01File Name: B007R0WD5Q
Review
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy christa zornWell written. Lots of helpful insider information and tips for beginners as well as experienced dancers.
