Empire Magazine | Film Reviews, Movie News and Interviews. An Analysis of the Relationship Between the Two Adaptations of Cape Fear. Here I will analyse the relationship between J. Lee Thompson’s 1961 film ‘Cape Fear’ and Martin Scorsese’s 1991 re-make of the same name. In analysing the relationship between these two films, we must first understand the great social differences between American society in 1961 and American society in 1991, mainly with regard to the structure of, and relationships within, the American family. Although both Thompson’s and Scorsese’s interpretations of the story, remove the two Bowden boys, in order to focus the story around the threat that Max Cady poses, specifically to Sam Bowden’s daughter Nancy , in the 1961 version and in a more modern portrayal as Danielle, in the 1991 film.
Scorsese’s depiction of a sexualised Danielle is central to the composition of his film. Scorsese’s adaptation however is much more ambiguous in this regard. Another interesting relationship between the two films and the book is the different ways in which women are treated and represented. Bibliography: B. The Truth About Gender Inequality In Film. Film Studies 101: The 30 Camera Shots Every Film Fan Needs To Know | Features | Empire. The Sweet Taste of 'Chocolate' : Director Alfonso Arau's Fanciful Film Has the Recipe for a Hit.
Alfonso Arau has acted in American movies ranging from "The Wild Bunch" to the more recent "Three Amigos" and "Romancing the Stone. " Always, he finds to his disappointment, he gets offered the same type of role. "I can play only bandidos, " he said ruefully during a recent interview in Los Angeles. "If you want to be a star, you have to play the good guys. " But Arau is not exactly sitting in his office in Mexico City waiting for Hollywood to turn him into the next Kevin Costner. A producer and director as well as an actor, he took on his biggest project ever when he made the film version of one of Mexico's best-selling novels, the 1990 "Como Agua Para Chocolate" ("Like Water for Chocolate"). The prospect of directing the film was daunting, even to a man who exudes self-confidence . It so happened that the novel was written by his wife, screenwriter Laura Esquivel, and Arau thought a woman director might be better suited for a fanciful recipe-laden story seen from a female point of view.
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