Question

Compare Bergman’s views about making films out of books with that of Umberto Eco’s.

Answer 1

According to Bergman, one cannot put a novel into a film entirely. It becomes a complete injustice to the book because it triggers the intellectual faculty, whereas the movie triggers emotions directly.

However, according to Umberto Eco, the film takes over the popularity of a novel. It is only when the movie is made out of a book that it reaches the epitome of its popularity. So, the film indirectly helps the novel. Thus, Bergan believes that the individual effect of each of these two art forms on the audience is different from each other.