The Influence of Time Background on the Film and Television Adaptation of Literary Works -- Take Love in a Fallen City by Eileen Chang as An Example

Abstract

The article takes Love in a Fallen City as an example and discusses the influence of the era background on the adaptation of film and television works by analyzing two representative versions. The research significance of this paper is aimed at further studying film and television works for an adaptation of the original with the connection of the historical background and probe into the possibilities of cinematography of literary works in the future. The research found that the version of cinema and the version of the teleplay Love in a Fallen City the film adaptation was influenced by the background of the time, including the ideological wave of the society at that time, economic conditions and technological development, and other aspects. Therefore, the two versions have made many adaptations compared with the original in terms of characterization, scene setting and narrative length. In the future, when adapting classic literature, film and television works should respect the original works, extract the core of the original works and integrate it into the creation of works, combine the background of the time, guide and improve the audience’s aesthetic appreciation, and create truly valuable and meaningful works.