FILM ADAPTATION OF THE TALE OF KIEU FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ADAPTATION AND TRANSMISSION

Abstract

Film adaptation is considered a cinematic genre representing the meeting point of literature and cinema. In modern settings, film adaptation is a popular trend in the transmission and reception of literature. Based on adaptation theory, intertextuality, and reception theory, the article primarily utilizes methods, such as analysis, synthesis, systemization, statistics, and comparison. Examining six fundamental aspects direction of adaptation and reception, subjects of adaptation and recipients, content and form of adaptation, and adaptation methods the article analyzes the situation of adaptation, transmission, and reception of the film adaptation of The Tale of Kieu. It discusses the challenges of adapting and transmitting The Tale of Kieu in film, as well as the aesthetic shifts in contemporary contexts. The article contributes to affirming that the film adaptation of The Tale of Kieu is a completely different and challenging experience. It acknowledges that compared to the genuinely successful original work, the film adaptation still has strides to make.