Between the Novel and Film: A Comparative Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and its two Film Adaptations – Mgr. Martina Žeňuchová
Mgr. Martina Žeňuchová
Bachelor's thesis
Between the Novel and Film: A Comparative Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and its two Film Adaptations
Between the Novel and Film: A Comparative Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and its two Film Adaptations
Abstract:
Cílem této práce je komparativní analýza románu F. Scotta Fitzgeralda Velký Gatsby (The Great Gatsby) a jeho dvou filmových adaptací, první z roku 1974 režírovanou Jackem Claytonem a druhou z roku 2013 režírovanou Bazem Luhrmannem. Práce se soustředí na významné změny a vynechávaní ve srovnání s románem, které mají za úkol zdůraznit romantický potenciál příběhu a tak zařadit filmy do systému hollywoodských …moreAbstract:
This thesis provides a comparative analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby and its two film adaptation, directed by Jack Clayton and Baz Luhrmann, focusing on the significant omissions and changes of the plot to accentuate the romantic potential of the story and thus classify the films in Hollywood genre system. Further it tries to examine possible influence of the star quality actors …moreKeywords
F.Scott Fitzgerald The Great Gatsby Velký Gatsby novel román film adaptation filmová adaptace comparative analysis komparativní analýza Jack Clayton Baz Luhrmann genre system filmový žánr Hollywood stardom hvězdy Hollywoodu difference rozdíl omission vynechání change změna narrator vyprávěč Nick Carraway
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 14. 5. 2015
Identifier:
https://is.muni.cz/th/q69oz/
Thesis defence
- Date of defence: 15. 6. 2015
- Supervisor: doc. PhDr. Tomáš Pospíšil, Ph.D.
- Reader: Mgr. Eva Juhasová
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ŽEŇUCHOVÁ, Martina. \textit{Between the Novel and Film: A Comparative Analysis of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and its two Film Adaptations}. Online. Bachelor's thesis. Brno: Masaryk University, Faculty of Arts. 2015. Available from: https://theses.cz/id/t9gbkr/.
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Philology / Anglický jazyk a literatura
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