La adaptación literaria en la obra de Dariush Mehryui

Abstract

La importancia de la carrera cinematográfica de Dariush Mehryui se entiende por su estrecha vinculación con las realidades cotidianas de su entorno. Su obra, en ocasiones divide a los críticos locales; algunos le han nombrado el hijo legítimo de su tiempo, y otros no obstante le han acusado a ser un oportunista. Este debate da indicio de la controversia del contenido de la obra de este director, siempre presente desde el inicio del movimiento del nuevo cine iraní hasta la actualidad. Es visible una clara influencia de la literatura moderna en su obra y del mismo modo gran parte de sus argumentos consisten en adaptaciones literarias. Por lo que este artículo, a modo de una breve introducción, pretende aproximar a esta «huella literaria», a través de una mirada retrospectiva a lo largo de su carrera.

The significance of Dariush Mehrjui’s career background is due to the fact that he has always chosen and made his works in accordance with the realities of his native land. Some local critics have occasionally called him a legitimate child of his own time and some others have accused him of being an opportunist. The debates mentions so far put emphasis on the controversial contents of the works of this director who has been present on the stream of the New Cinema in Iran from the very beginning. The impression he has taken from the modern literature is visible in all his works most of which have been made based on novella and plays. This article as a brief introduction makes an attempt to approach these «Literary Traces» through an overall retrospect upon his works.