Hello, again!
I had the idea of this blog almost two years ago, but somehow I couldn't follow
the road I imagined at that moment.
Since then,
however, movies have become a constant interest for me and I do have great plans for
the future concerning film studies.
I actually consecrated almost the entire first half of this year to a study of the adaptations of The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas. For over a month I watch and analyzed the movies (wow, they are so many), then I spend a few weeks to write my paper. The purpose of all this: to participate in a conference on film studies, in Istanbul. It all started when I read again Dumas' novel (although it was like for the first time), this time directly in French, and I discovered a completely different story of what is usually considered The Count of Monte Cristo - meaning a story of revenge. In my eyes, Edmond Dantès' story developed in a much deeper way and if I were to reduce it to an essential idea it would be a man's relation with God and his (subconscious) search for redemption.
This is just a small introduction, but if you want to read more, you can find my full paper here.
Enjoy it and please do not hesitate to leave me your comments!
