In 2005 the Argentinian writer Eduardo Sacheri published The Question in Their Eyes (La pregunta de sus ojos.) The novel narrates on a double level, both fictional and temporal, the decision of a retired prosecutor to come to terms with a case of rape and murder which had taken place years earlier: his life had been shattered by the consequences of that tragedy, and writing about it would be a way to start living again. The director Juan José Campanella - widely famous for having directed episodes of the television series Law & Order, but especially as the director of successful films such as El hijo de la novia - decided to adapt the novel and involved Sacheri in the project: the close collaboration between writer and director produced a bold screenplay that adds to the noir thriller a more romantic dimension. Disproving the commonplace of the writer jealous of his work, they wrote together a new version which retains certain elements of the original text, but also introduces a number of relevant changes to the structure, characters and ending of the novel. The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos), shot in 2008, was released the following year and in 2010 won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.

Nel 2005 lo scrittore argentino Eduardo Sacheri pubblica La pregunta de sus ojos. Il romanzo racconta, su un doppio registro narrativo e temporale, la decisione di un vicecancelliere in pensione di fare i conti con un caso di stupro e omicidio di tanti anni prima: la sua vita è stata travolta dalle schegge di quella tragedia, scriverne sarà un modo per ricominciare a vivere. Il regista Juan José Campanella – molto conosciuto per aver diretto episodi della serie televisiva Law & Order, ma soprattutto autore di film di buon successo come El hijo de la novia – decide di adattare il romanzo e coinvolge nel progetto lo stesso Sacheri: dalla collaborazione fra scrittore e regista nasce una sceneggiatura coraggiosa che intreccia al registro noir una dimensione più romantica. Confutato il luogo comune dello scrittore legato gelosamente alla propria opera, i due riscrivono insieme una nuova versione che conserva alcuni tratti del testo originario ma compie al tempo stesso molte importanti variazioni sulla struttura, sui personaggi, sul finale. El secreto de sus ojos, girato nel 2008, esce nelle sale l’anno seguente e vince nel 2010 l’Oscar come miglior film straniero.

Volpe, S. (2012). Cicatrici: El secreto de sus ojos di Sacheri e Campanella. BETWEEN, II, n. 4(vol. II, n. 4), 1-17.

Cicatrici: El secreto de sus ojos di Sacheri e Campanella

VOLPE, Sandro
2012-01-01

Abstract

In 2005 the Argentinian writer Eduardo Sacheri published The Question in Their Eyes (La pregunta de sus ojos.) The novel narrates on a double level, both fictional and temporal, the decision of a retired prosecutor to come to terms with a case of rape and murder which had taken place years earlier: his life had been shattered by the consequences of that tragedy, and writing about it would be a way to start living again. The director Juan José Campanella - widely famous for having directed episodes of the television series Law & Order, but especially as the director of successful films such as El hijo de la novia - decided to adapt the novel and involved Sacheri in the project: the close collaboration between writer and director produced a bold screenplay that adds to the noir thriller a more romantic dimension. Disproving the commonplace of the writer jealous of his work, they wrote together a new version which retains certain elements of the original text, but also introduces a number of relevant changes to the structure, characters and ending of the novel. The Secret in Their Eyes (El secreto de sus ojos), shot in 2008, was released the following year and in 2010 won the Academy Award for best foreign language film.
2012
Settore L-FIL-LET/14 - Critica Letteraria E Letterature Comparate
Volpe, S. (2012). Cicatrici: El secreto de sus ojos di Sacheri e Campanella. BETWEEN, II, n. 4(vol. II, n. 4), 1-17.
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