Looking for “I”: Casting the Unnamed Heroine in Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick’s Adaptation of Rebecca

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F61989592%3A15210%2F21%3A73608471" target="_blank" >RIV/61989592:15210/21:73608471 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/13470" target="_blank" >https://journals.openedition.org/lisa/13470</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4000/lisa.13470" target="_blank" >10.4000/lisa.13470</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Looking for “I”: Casting the Unnamed Heroine in Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick’s Adaptation of Rebecca

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article considers the lengthy process of casting the unnamed female protagonist in the first film version of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca in light of the more general adaptation strategies employed by the filmmakers, particularly the independent producer David O. Selznick who was renowned for his film versions of literary classics. Drawing on archival documents from the Selznick Collection at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, and on the surviving screen tests of several candidates for the main role, the author compares Fontaine’s screen tests with those of her most immediate “rivals” – Vivien Leigh, Anne Baxter, Margaret Sullavan and Loretta Young – and relates them to the vibrant exchange of opinions between Selznick and director Alfred Hitchcock for whom the film marked his Hollywood debut. Furthermore, the text notes how the casting of Joan Fontaine affected the characterization of the second Mrs. de Winter, or “I”, as she is often referred to. By integrating adaptation studies with star and performance studies, the article’s aim is to bring more nuance into the ongoing discussion of this canonical film and its historical relevance.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Looking for “I”: Casting the Unnamed Heroine in Alfred Hitchcock and David O. Selznick’s Adaptation of Rebecca

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article considers the lengthy process of casting the unnamed female protagonist in the first film version of Daphne Du Maurier’s Rebecca in light of the more general adaptation strategies employed by the filmmakers, particularly the independent producer David O. Selznick who was renowned for his film versions of literary classics. Drawing on archival documents from the Selznick Collection at the Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas, and on the surviving screen tests of several candidates for the main role, the author compares Fontaine’s screen tests with those of her most immediate “rivals” – Vivien Leigh, Anne Baxter, Margaret Sullavan and Loretta Young – and relates them to the vibrant exchange of opinions between Selznick and director Alfred Hitchcock for whom the film marked his Hollywood debut. Furthermore, the text notes how the casting of Joan Fontaine affected the characterization of the second Mrs. de Winter, or “I”, as she is often referred to. By integrating adaptation studies with star and performance studies, the article’s aim is to bring more nuance into the ongoing discussion of this canonical film and its historical relevance.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60405 - Studies on Film, Radio and Television

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA17-06451S" target="_blank" >GA17-06451S: Výrobce hvězd: David O. Selznick a hollywoodský hvězdný systém, 1935–1957</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Revue LISA-LISA E-Journal

ISSN

1762-6153

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

19

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

52

Stát vydavatele periodika

FR - Francouzská republika

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

000721587400008

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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