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NEW BOOK ABOUT JULES VERNE FILM ADAPTATIONS
THE FUTURE REVISITED, a new book that examines Hollywood adaptations of
Jules Verne stories, is an interdisciplinary study that offers a fresh
perspective on film history, French literature, science fiction and
America in the 1950s.
Written by Francoise Schiltz, the book is published as an illustrated
paperback by Chaplin Books this month (March 24). It is a fascinating
and authoritative account of how the stories of Jules Verne, a
distinguished French novelist better known around the world as the
father of science fiction and an accurate predictor of much of the
twentieth century, found particular resonance with US filmmakers in the
1950s. Schiltz looks at four of the most popular films - Around the
World in 80 Days, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Journey to the Center
of the Earth and Mysterious Island - and argues that there were many
parallels between Verne’s technological adventures and postwar America,
with its themeparks, shopping malls, Levittowns and plethora of
consumer goods. Just as nineteenth-century readers of Verne’s books
could experience travel from the comfort of their seats, viewers of
these films could be swept away on an imaginary flight, a voyage in a
submarine, or a trek to the earth’s core, all in spectacular widescreen
and with ground-breaking special effects. Yet the pleasures offered
were ambivalent: encounters with exotic places and cultures might have
led the audience to question common assumptions such as gender roles;
seeing futuristic domestic spaces could highlight the confusion of
attitudes to private and public life in suburbia, and the films’
blending of nostalgia and progress might draw attention to society’s
tug-of-war between innovation and conformity.
Francoise Schiltz is originally from Luxembourg and now lives in
London. She studied English literature at the University of Kent and
went on to do a PhD in Film Studies at the University of Southampton.
THE FUTURE REVISITED: JULES VERNE ON SCREEN IN 1950s AMERICA is a
232-page illustrated paperback priced at £14.99 (ISBN 9780956559524).
Ich hab es mir problemlos schon bei AMAZON bestellt:
Hier der Link, ich hoffe er funktioniert: https://www.amazon.de/Future-R…TF8&qid=1300203894&sr=8-1
