Cruzando fronteiras entre literatura e cinema: os dois lados de A superfície da sombra

Abstract

This dissertation presents a comparative study between A superfície da sombra (2012), a literary work by the southern Brazilian writer Tailor Diniz, and the 2017 film of the same name, directed by Paulo Nascimento. This study proposes an analysis of both pieces, aiming to demonstrate that the film, while based on the book, constructs new meaning through its own language. Therefore, the cinematic narrative must be considered autonomously and cannot be evaluated in terms of a fidelity supposedly owed to the literary work. Comparisons between selected passages of both works are presented, from which the processes involved in (re)creating the literary narrative for the film can be observed, since, in the carrying out of these processes, distinct semiotic systems are used, and the adapter’s own subjective interpretation must be examined. Considerations are made on the boundaries present in these works, understood here as the boundaries between arts, the boundaries between works and the boundary as a physical space. This study employs qualitative methodology and contributions from literary comparativism, making use of existing bibliography as well as primary sources, such as correspondence with the author of the book, reviews of print news archives (e.g., Zero Hora) and scattered online content, justified by the scarcity of academic production on the theme and its novelty.