WHAT IS SAID BETWEEN THE LINES: ADAPTING SPOVEDANIE LA TANACU INTO BEYOND THE HILLS
WHAT IS SAID BETWEEN THE LINES: ADAPTING SPOVEDANIE LA TANACU INTO BEYOND THE HILLS

Summary/Abstract: This study examines the adaptation of Tatiana Niculescu Bran’s journalistic novel Spovedanie la Tanacu (2006) into Cristian Mungiu’s film Beyond the Hills (2012), focusing on the role of subtext and silence in the transfer of meaning across media. The article aims to analyze how narrative elements that are explicitly articulated in the literary text are transformed into visual and auditory subtext in the cinematic work, with particular emphasis on ethical ambiguity, moral complexity, and emotional tension. Through a comparative analysis of literary and cinematic strategies, the study argues that the expressive power of adaptation resides primarily in what is implied rather than overtly stated. By foregrounding silence, glances, and restrained gestures, the film extends narrative meaning beyond textual exposition. This approach contributes to adaptation studies by highlighting the aesthetic and narrative functions of silence as a medium-specific strategy of interpretation and meaning-making.

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