Iluminace 2013, 25(1):25-37

From Méphistophélès to Méliès. Spectacle and Narrative in Opera and Early Film

Rose Theresa

The study demonstrates the connection between opera and early silent film, in which opera loses its audial component and lends its spectacularity and narrative procedures to film. The author focuses on the "cinematic" character of Gounod's opera Faust and Marguerite, which, according to the author, offers a specific combination of spectacle and narrative characteristic of the film medium.

Keywords: opera, film, naration in film, French cinematography, Faust and Marguerite

Published: March 1, 2013  Show citation

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Theresa, R. (2013). From Méphistophélès to Méliès. Spectacle and Narrative in Opera and Early Film. Iluminace, 25(1), 25-37
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