‘Istanbul Red’ In the Context of Adaptation Studies in Cinema

Abstract

This study aims to examine Ferzan Özpetek, one of the most important directors of the late Turkish and Italian cinema, in the direction of new theoretical approaches in the adaptation studies of the movie "Istanbul Kırmızısı" and the novel of the same name. The reason for choosing this movie is that both the director of the movie and the author of the novel are the same person. In the study, the novel, which is the film and the source text; The theme is evaluated in terms of temporal and spatial changes. Thematically; While the themes of love, friendship, family, freedom and Istanbul show continuity in both texts, the plot and characters that are the carriers of the themes show differences. The theme of love, which can be viewed through the author's own life and the life of his family members in the source text, progresses through the character of Orhan in the movie. The theme of freedom; While the source text is handled in a more social context, the character of Orhan is reduced to a private one in the movie. Although both texts take place in Istanbul, they show differences in terms of micro-regions within Istanbul. There is a three-year time difference between the novel and the movie. Apart from employing visual and auditory elements in cinematographic conventions to serve the theme, literature and cinema have different industrial and commercial structures.