O Invasor: do roteiro ao romance

Abstract

In this paper we study the crime fiction and film O Invasor, focusing the success partnership between the writer Marçal Aquino and the film director Beto Brant. The path made by novel, screenplay and film was different from the usual, because Aquino ended writing the novel in 2002, after the release of the film in 2001. As primary purpose of this paper, we intend to demonstrate how the characters Ivan, Anísio, Giba/Alaor are developed in both novel and film. Therefore, this paper was divided in three chapters. First, we study the characters in the novel and in the screenplay, and their relations that give them verisimilitude. After that, we analyze the development of characters in cinema and the point of view that, in a movie, is determined by the camera and its movements. Furthermore, we present several aspects of film narrative, identifying those with great importance to the story development. Finally, we discuss about the main characteristics of crime fiction and film, as well as the relation between crime fiction and film in Brazil. About noir fiction and film, we examine their origins, influences and more relevant aspects to understand the novel written by Aquino.