中國早期電影劇本與古典小說的關係研究― 以陳春生為中心

Abstract

A Study on the Association between Chinese Early Film Screenwriting and Chinese Classical Novels— Focus on Chen Chunsheng’s work Chinese film screenwriting in its early stages, was mostly done by the novelists themselves. Chen Chunsheng (1867-1940), who was the key editor of 《通問報》 in Shanghai and the author of 《五更鐘》, has been widely studied. However, there has been very few studies done with focus on his contribution in the film industry. This paper, first of all, will indicate how Chen Chunsheng sets his foot in Shanghai Film and Television Press, and analyse how Chen Chunsheng, makes a film script adaptation based on his novel translating skills. Out of the nine long literary movies in China, three were from Chen's, and most of them were based on the stories of Chinese classical novels. For instance, ‘Filial Piety’ 《孝婦羹》 was adapted from ‘Strange Tales from a Lonely Studio’《聊齋志異》, which was regarded as the ancestor of the Chinese series “Ghosts”. ‘Barren Hills Gold’ 《荒山得金》, was adapted from the Ming Dynasty novel ‘Ancient Wonders’ 《今古奇觀》, and that film was regarded as the earliest film script adaptation that meets the characteristics of modern martial arts movies. This paper conducts an in-depth discussion on the image of movie characters, the plots of the movie and the features of his screenwriting. Obviously, these three film screenwriting of Chen’s embraced the purpose of the edification of the masses. They were presented in a very unique style which were totally different from most contemporary filmmakers. This paper intends to present the weight of Chen’s screenwriting that he deserves while indicating his literary talent.