Martin Suter's and Alain Gsponer's "Lila, Lila". Comparison of Novel and Film (PDF)

Research Paper (postgraduate) from the year 2019 in the subject Film Science, grade: A, , language: English, abstract: This paper explores the similarities and differences of Lila, Lila (My Words, My Lies, My Love) in the novel by Martin Suter and the film version directed by Alain Gsponer. Topics such as identity, setting, character development, and deceit are addressed.

Lila, Lila is a 2004 novel written by Martin Suter. Suter, who was born in 1948 in Zürich, worked as a copywriter and wrote screenplays and features for various magazines. He was noted for his weekly magazine column "Business Class" in which he satirized the life of upper management in short-story form. Suter's simple, straightforward language and engaging plots as well as his light, humorous, and often satirical descriptiveness have helped him become a successful author (Jandourková, 2013). His break-through as author came in 1997 with his first novel, Small World, which dealt with identity crises caused by Alzheimer's Disease. (Bruckner, 2018, p. 79; Jandourková, 2013, p. 8). In Lila, Lila Suter also addresses the topic of identity, in this case how his character's identity changes when he becomes a famous author, is under pressure, and wrestles with guilt.