76-348 Adaptation: Fiction to Film

9 units, Carnegie Mellon University

We're going to examine and explore how films and novels tell their stories. We'll look at the different literary devices novels use and how these techniques change when they are adapted for film. Novels and films will include: Brokeback Mountain, Emma, Clueless, The Virigin Suicides, Normal People, Kiss of the Spider Woman, and The Unbearable Lightness of Being. For the final project, students will work on their own film adaptarions.

Prerequisites: 76-101 or 76-102 or (76-106 and 76-107) or (76-106 and 76-108) or (76-107 and 76-108)

Offered: Fall 2025

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