Do literário ao fílmico: “A Vida Invisível” e a universalização do discurso a partir do uso do melodrama

Laís Rodrigues

doi:10.11606/issn.2675-7265.v1i1p158-177

From literature to film: “The Invisible Life” and the universalization of the discourse through the use of melodrama

Authors

Laís Rodrigues Federal University of São Carlos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2675-7265.v1i1p158-177

Keywords:

melodrama, Brazilian cinema, contemporary cinema, literature, female representation

Abstract

From a comparative study between the movie “The Invisible Life” and the book from which the screenplay was adapted, this article aims to understand the nuances of the narrative construction in both, seeking a deeper insight, in the use of the melodrama subgenre as means of transposing a literary narrative unto film, and its possible political effects