The Rule of the Three, the “third force”, and The Quiet American

Roxana-claudia TOMPEA

doi:https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2020-0044

Makale detayları

The Rule of the Three, the “third force”, and The Quiet American

Yazarlar:

Roxana-claudia TOMPEA

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 2020 Vol.30 Issue 2, pp.343-363

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000516308

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2602-2117

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2020-0044

Özet:

 

This  paper  explores  the  three  reception  phases  of  the  story  The  Quiet  American  –  the 1955 novel by Graham Greene, its first film adaptation by Joseph L. Mankiewicz in  1958  starring  Michael  Redgrave,  Audie  Murphy,  and  Giorgia  Moll,  and  the  later  adaptation  from  2002,  directed  by  Phillip  Noyce  and  starring  Michael  Caine,  Brendan Fraser, and Do Thi Hai Yen. In this sense, it aims to understand the reactions, appropriations, and the chronological depictions associated with each of the three works, and to present the story of the “third force” in the context of the Rule of the Three (omne trium perfectum). As such, the principle of the Rule of the Three presents the three main characters, coming from three contrasting countries with diverging foreign  policy  aims,  in  three  complex  dimensions  (historical,  cinematographic/artistic,  and  political/  individual).  The  findings  suggest  that  the  time  of  release,  the  cast,  as  well  as  the  individual  spin  of  specific  historical  events  have  granted  each  of  the  three  works  very  distinct  results.  Ultimately,  their  legacies  witnessed  disproportionate  peaks  of  success,  with  some  being  categorised  as  persistent  rather  than  particular.  Without  being  mutually  exclusive,  both  the  novel  and  the  two  respective  movies  have  succeeded  in  informing,  educating,  and  entertaining  the public about the socio-political quagmire that marked the 1950s turmoil in Việt Nam.

Makale detayları

The Rule of the Three, the “third force”, and The Quiet American

Yazarlar: Roxana-claudia TOMPEA

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Edebiyat

Dergi: Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 2020 Vol.30 Issue 2, pp.343-363

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 12/2020

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000516308

Sıklık: Aylık

eISSN: 2602-2117

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2020-0044

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Roxana-claudia TOMPEA

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Edebiyat

Dergi:

Litera: Journal of Language, Literature and Culture Studies 2020 Vol.30 Issue 2, pp.343-363

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

12/2020

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000516308

Sıklık:

Aylık

eISSN:

2602-2117

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/LITERA2020-0044