Self-adaptation and Transnationality in Marjane Satrapi's Poulet aux prunes (2011)

2015/02/01 by Colleen Kennedy‐Karpat · 1 voice
Arts and Humanities · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Cinema and Media Studies #Digital Games and Media #Shakespeare, Adaptation, and Literary Criticism

paper · doi:10.1093/adaptation/apu069

openalex publication_date 2015/02/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/29

Abstract

Marjane Satrapi’s Poulet aux prunes offers an intriguing example of self-adaptation from comics to live-action film. This essay will consider how the Franco-Iranian Satrapi, within her dual role as self-adapter and transnational filmmaker, uses intertextuality and remediation beyond her own source text in ways that pointedly expand the transnational resonance of her film. These narrative and aesthetic strategies also extend to the film’s paratextual discourses, namely, the extras available on the French DVD release of the film. The book, film, and DVD paratexts related to Poulet aux prunes thus form the core of this discussion of self-adaptation and transnationality.

Discussions

• Surprised to find that my 2015 piece on Chicken with Plums remains the only full-length article in the journal ADAPTATION about Marjane Satrapi: doi.org/10.1093/adap... Amazed to learn the thumbnail [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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