The Crucible (1996), directed by Nicholas Hytner. In France, the film is called La Chasse aux sorcières.
Watch with English subtitles if you can.
The film opens with the girls dancing in the forest at night, a scene that is only reported in the play.
Question: What do the music, the darkness and the fire suggest?
My notes: setting / camera / sound / acting
Cheever and the officers come to the Proctors' house and find the poppet with a needle.
Question: How do the camera and the actors show the violence of the arrest?
My notes: setting / camera / sound / acting
In court, Abigail and the girls turn against Mary Warren and repeat everything she says.
Question: How does the film show mass hysteria? Look at the crowd and the sound.
My notes: setting / camera / sound / acting
Proctor tears his confession and walks to the gallows.
Question: How does the film end compared with the play?
My notes: setting / camera / sound / acting
| The play (1953) | The film (1996) | |
|---|---|---|
| The forest dance | reported only | shown on screen |
| Places | four interior sets | the village, the sea, the fields, the court |
| The ending | offstage, with drums | shown at the gallows |
| My opinion | ... | |