The Absence of Color in the Film Adaptation of Eileen Changs Novels - Take Crumbs of Ligumaloes - The First Incense Burntas a Case Study

Abstract

There are many picture elements in Eileen Changs novel that are suitable for filming, and her works have always enjoyed the title of film on paper. One of the most important elements is the use of color. Over the years, several directors have adapted Eileen Changs novels into film and television adaptations, but most of them have been controversial. As a hidden narrative method of film, color narration plays an extremely important auxiliary role in the overall presentation of the work. This paper will take the latest film adaptation of Eiling Changs novel, Crumbs of Ligumaloes - the First Incense Burntdirected by Ann Hui as an example, combining color narrative theory and film color theory to deal with the absence of color in film and television adaptations, and the strategy for film adaptations of great literature.