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Literary adaptations of the 1950s Th�r�se Raquin (1953) and Les Diaboliques (1955)

2003; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 3; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1386/sfci.3.1.5/0

1758-9517

Susan Hayward,

French Literature and Criticism

AbstractIn this article I want to examine two films starring Simone Signoret. My interest in them is twofold. First, the radical shifts from the original texts raise interesting questions in relation to the process of adaptation. In Therese Raquin the original Zola text is virtually reversed in meaning; in Les Diaboliques, the queerness seeps out despite a heterosexualizing of the original lesbian text. Second, this article will examine the interface between the star body and literary adaptations—how the star persona influences or, conversely, is straightjacketed by the deviation from the original literary text.