Garrett Chaffin-Quiray and Ed Rosa consider how Herman Melville’s novella, “Billy Budd”, was translated into a movie that the 2022 “Sight and Sound” poll of the greatest films of all time maintains is the seventh greatest ever.
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Referenced media:

• “Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021)
• “Blade Runner 2049” (Denis Villeneuve, 2017)
• “Chocolat” (Claire Denis, 1988)
• “High Fidelity” (Stephen Frears, 2000)
• “American Psycho” (Mary Harron, 2000)
• “Gladiator” (Ridley Scott, 2000)
• “Trouble Every Day” (Claire Denis, 2001)
• “Blood for Dracula” (Paul Morrissey, 1974)
• “Olympia 1: Festival of Nations” (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938)
• “Olympia 2: Festival of Beauty” (Leni Riefenstahl, 1938)
• “Reflections on a Golden Eye” (John Huston, 1967)
• “Blue Lagoon” (Randal Kleiser, 1980)
• “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” (Cal Bunker, 2023)

Audio quotation:

• “Dune: Part One” (Denis Villeneuve, 2021), “Paul’s Dream” composed by Hans Zimmer
• “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” (Cal Bunker, 2023), “PAW Patrol: The Might Movie” composed by Pinar Toprak