{"id":3961948,"date":"2024-11-09T04:09:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:09:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/?p=3961948"},"modified":"2024-11-09T04:09:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-09T12:09:35","slug":"the-curious-case-of-a-missing-screenwriter-and-his-adaptation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/the-curious-case-of-a-missing-screenwriter-and-his-adaptation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Curious Case of a Missing Screenwriter and His Adaptation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ever since film developed its voice as a medium, literature provided a never-ending catalog of work begging to be displayed on the silver screen. Characters that existed for decades (and sometimes centuries), were finally represented in a visual medium. We as an audience are thrust into familiar worlds with familiar characters in order to discover something new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert Hurley loved writing. He also loved classical literature, namely works by author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Through the resources at VM Productions, Hurley’s love of writing was nurtured and celebrated. VMP is an LA-based multi-award winning company<\/a> that strives to create high quality art-haus film and seeks to adapt works of classic literature. Through Our Method of Producing<\/a>, you can also get involved in the creation of these films. Donations can be made tax-deductible<\/strong><\/em> via From the Heart Production<\/a>. VMP can get your film career started, just like how they did for Hurley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hurley’s love of writing and affinity for Dostoyevsky propelled him to write Notes from a New World<\/em> with VM Productions. Based on Dostoyevsky’s novella, Notes From Underground<\/em>, the film amassed great success and earned many awards. Robert Hurley sought a great adaptation, and in doing so, he left behind a great mystery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Learning more about Hurley forced me to ask: why should we adapt these (or any) books? These classics existed in a time when none of us were alive, do they still matter? With the changing climate in filmmaking, many audiences also beg the question: is originality dead with ongoing remakes and sequels? (And do adaptions contribute to this phenomenon?)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, yes and no. Robert Hurley loved the classics. Myself, I’ve read them. They’re old and incredibly dense, and, according to the Atlantic<\/em>, many of my generation is not willing to invest in them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Robert Hurley saw the value in their density, so he set out to use his creativity to adapt the classics, starting with Notes From Underground<\/em> by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. Moreover, he loved the process it took to find the modern story, Notes From the New World<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many films are actually adaptations, some of which are more sneaky than others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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