Texts

Turn of the Screw!$!James, Henry!$! London!$!Vintage!$!2007
form y separately published work icon The Well Laura Jones , ( dir. Samantha Lang ) Australia : Southern Star Xanadu , 1997 Z817969 1997 single work film/TV fantasy (taught in 3 units)

Katherine works on an isolated farm run by Hester and Hester's father Francis. Unhappy because of her heavy workload, Katherine wants to leave. Hester doesn't want her to go, because she is attracted to her younger friend. She manages to convince Katherine to stay by promising to give her less work in the future. When old Francis dies, Hester sells the farm for cash, and she and Katherine move to a small cottage on the farm's edge, from where they plan a trip to Europe. A tragic accident and the theft of their money changes their plans.

Orlando!$!Woolf, Virginia!$! Camberwell, Vic.!$!Penguin!$!2011
Short Cuts!$!Carver, Raymond!$! London!$!Harvill!$!1995
Rebecca!$!Du Maurier, Daphne!$! London!$!Virago!$!2003
y separately published work icon The Well Elizabeth Jolley , Ringwood : Viking , 1986 Z385481 1986 single work novel (taught in 17 units)
— Appears in: Kokainovyj Bljuz [and] Kolodec 1991;

'Miss Hester Harper, middle-aged and eccentric, brings Katherine into her emotionally impoverished life. Together they sew, cook gourmet dishes for two, run the farm, make music and throw dirty dishes down the well. One night, driving along the deserted track that leads to the farm, they run into a mysterious creature. They heave the body from the roo bar and dump it into the farm's deep well. But the voice of the injured intruder will not be stilled and, most disturbing of all, the closer Katherine is drawn to the edge of the well, the farther away she gets from Hester.' (From the publisher's website.)

form The Well Elizabeth Jolley , 1992 1992 single work radio play (taught in 1 units)
— Appears in: Off the Air : Nine Plays for Radio 1995; (p. 261-298)

Description

Film is a modern invention that has arguably transformed the way stories are communicated as well as the way writers and everyday readers view the world around them. This course introduces students to a number of twentieth-century novels and films including, Henry James' Turn of the Screw (paired with The Innocents (1961)), Virginia Woolf's Orlando (paired with Sally Potter's film of the same name) and Elizabeth Jolley's The Well. We will closely analyse and evaluate the similarities and differences between novel/film pairs. In doing so, we will endeavour to understand two fundamentally different forms of storytelling: the one based on print and the other on audio-visual communication. By the end of the course, students will be better able to formulate a response to the following question: what is lost and what is gained in the process of adapting a print narrative to screen?

Assessment

Two essays of 2000 words (45%); tutorial attendance/participation (10%). Essays are focused on a novel/film pair.

Other Details

Levels: Undergraduate
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