Narracja i fokalizacja zmysłowa w „Pod Mocnym Aniołem” Wojciecha Smarzowskiego. O adaptacji powieści Jerzego Pilcha
Narration and Sensual Focalization in „Pod Mocnym Aniołem” by Wojciech Smarzowski. On the Adaptation of Jerzy Pilch’s Book

Summary/Abstract: The author tries to prove the functionality of the division into narration and sensual focalization, analyzing the film "Pod Mocnym Aniołem" ("The Mighty Angel", 2014) by Wojciech Smarzowski, based on the novel by Jerzy Pilch. Adapted from literary studies, the category of sensual focalization refers to the characters’ bodily sensations represented within a film narrative. Using narratological categories, the author compares narration and focalization in Pilch’s novel with the narration and focalization in the film adaptation. While Pilch creates a self-reflexive novel about the process of writing, in the film narration is determined not by the narrative activity of the main character, but by his bodily experiences. The article describes audio-visual techniques which create sensual focalization in the film. The author shows how the change of the medium and the reinterpretation of the literary text led to a completely different representation of bodily experiences of the main protagonist.

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