Contemporary Cinematographic Adaptations of 'Michael Kohlhaas' and the Internationalization of Heinrich von Kleist’s Work
Abstract
As a result of Heinrich von Kleist's convoluted international reception during the 20th century, the first non-German movie adaptation of Michael Kohlhaas (the western The Jack Bull) wouldn't appear until 1999. However, this situation has changed in the last few years after two versions of the story were released almost simultaneously: the Franco-German production Michael Kohlhaas (2013) and the Russian Leviathan (2014). Thus, this paper aims to illustrate the relationship between these movies and the international revalorization of Kleist’s work. This article will also establish a dialogue between the original text and these two adaptations to explore this phenomenon, as well as to examine the narrative and aesthetic implications of translating the story to both a different medium and historiographical context.
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