Felicia's Journey
by Stephanie McBride
Explores the 1999 film adaptation by Director Atom Egoyan of Irish writer William Trevor's novel of 1994. This title addresses issues such as - hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterisation of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan.
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Publisher Description
This title addresses issues such as - hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterisation of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan. Eschewing a crude 'fidelity' model of adaptation, the study explores Egoyan's screen version as a commentary on, or significant reworking of the original book. In particular, Egoyan's extension of the mother figure, through his creation of Gala, opens questions about memory, representation and cinema's capacity as a reflexive medium, which is a central feature of his film art.
Author Biography
Stephanie McBride teaches in the School of Communications, Dublin City University. She is author of the publication, The Cinema of Place/The Place of Cinema. A member of the Board of the Irish Film Insitute, she is currently Chair of the Board of Directors of the Irish Gallery of Photography.
Table of Contents
1) Introduction: Social and Cultural Contexts; 2) Narrative Image: Cover Versions; 3) In the First Place: William Trevor's Fictional Landscape; 4) Novel Departures; 5) Motherland; 6) Psycho Killers: Hitchcock, Genre and Felicia's Journey; 7) The Raw and the Cooked: Food, Hilditch and Film; 8) 'You Belong to Me': Popular Song in Felicia's Journey; 9) Memory Texts; Credits, Notes; Bibliography.
Long Description
Felicia's Journey explores the 1999 film adaptation by Director, Atom Egoyan, of Irish writer William Trevor's novel of 1994.Issues addressed include Hitchcockian influences, the sense of place in the visual discourse, and the characterization of the serial killer Hilditch, as constructed initially by Trevor and interpreted by Egoyan. Eschewing a crude "fidelity" model of adaptation, the study explores Egoyan's screen version as a commentary on, or significant reworking of, the original book. In particular, Egoyan's extension of the mother figure, through his creation of Gala, opens questions about memory, representation, and cinema's capacity as a reflexive medium which is a central feature of his film art.
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