M D Marx
Biographic Data
| ID | 7838055 |
|---|---|
| NAME | M D Marx |
| GIVEN NAMES | M D |
| FAMILY NAME | Marx |
| SIGNATURE | MARX M D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Last King of Scotland and the Politics of Adaptation
Kevin Macdonald’s film takes on the challenge of adapting a novel, a man’s life, and a traumatic period in Ugandan history. It also attempts to marry fact with fiction, authenticity with narrative thrill. This article argues that the film buckles under the weight of its aspirations, not least because, in the parlance of old-fashioned approaches to adaptation, it perpetrates betrayal—against the novel in jettisoning the moral perspective enabled b…
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The Last King of Scotland and the Politics of Adaptation
Kevin Macdonald’s film takes on the challenge of adapting a novel, a man’s life, and a traumatic period in Ugandan history. It also attempts to marry fact with fiction, authenticity with narrative thrill. This article argues that the film buckles under the weight of its aspirations, not least because, in the parlance of old-fashioned approaches to adaptation, it perpetrates betrayal—against the novel in jettisoning the moral perspective enabled b…
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