Àngel Guimerà in Japanese Film: Cross-Cultural Intertextuality in Kenji Mizoguchi’s Adaptation of the play Terra Baixa
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https://doi.org/10.24310/Trasvasestlc.vi2.9037Keywords:
intertextuality, intercultural adaptation, Kenji Mizoguchi, Àngel Guimerá, Catalan, theater, Japanese cinemaAbstract
At the dawn of Japanese cinema, especially in the 1910s and 1920s, many movies were adapted from the Western novels. Kenji Mizoguchi made several of such adaptations, including his 1924 film Jinky? (This Dusty World), adapted from Terra baixa (Martha of the Lowlands), a drama by Àngel Guimerà. While the film in question has been lost, its stills and reviews of film magazines published at the time of screening have been archived. This paper draws on such materials and analyzes intercultural aspects of Mizoguchi’s adaptation. It provides a brief overview on the reception of Guimerà’s work. It also analyzes the process through which Mizoguchi adapted the play to the Japanese context. Finally, it offers insights on how the historical-social context and the cultural tradition influenced the director’s adaptation process.
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