The multiple faces of “Doctor Lao” represented in the movies and in literature

Authors

  • Fábio Augusto Steyer

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5212/uniletras.v32i1.2534

Keywords:

Literature, Film, Language,

Abstract

The relationships and intersections between cinema and literature are often analyzed from a
biased view that disregards the particularities of each area. Both have their own unique language and
characteristics as a means of expression. In this sense, the objective of this study is to analyze one of
the great classics of world literature - “The Seven Faces of Doctor Lao” (1935), Charles Finney, and its
fi lm version, directed by George Pal in 1964, from concepts of “image-time” and “image-movement”
of Gilles Deleuze. The idea is to avoid the prejudices and consider what solutions were encountered in
adapting the literary work to fi lm, in other words how the fi lm team tried to adapt a textual language
to an imagery and sound language taking into consideration the specifi c aesthetics of each area.
Keywords: Literature. Film. Language.

Author Biography

Fábio Augusto Steyer

Professor Adjunto da Universidade Estadual de Ponta Grossa (UEPG). Doutor em Literatura pela
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)

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Issue

Vol. 32 No. 1 (2010)

Section

Artigos Tema Livre

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