Hedda Gabler Assignment 1- Shawn Bendeck

       Hedda Gablers starring Ingrid Bergman provides visual representation as to what the text was trying to portray. The movie shows the actions and emotions of the characters throughout the text. We may see the film as interpretation of the text in showing the roller coaster of emotions that Hedda Gabler shows throughout both the text and the movie. I feel the film did a solid job in really portraying how unhappy Hedda Gabler. Even from the very first second we see her in the film walking down the stairs she just doesn’t look in the mood for anything. Throughout the film and text she makes it known that she isn’t enjoying where she is in her life. She may not always directly say how feels but I feel she in some way tries to imply that she isn’t happy or doesn’t truly love her husband or enjoy the house she lives in. Throughout the film even if she shows that she is smiling it never truly is a real smile. Her fake smiles seem to show the only happiness she has. The film definitely portrays her  deceitfulness especially in the scene with Elvsted in the garden. She pretends to be her friend clearly seeking something or some type of answers out of Elvsted. Hedda Gabler tries to manipulate her into thinking her friend and realizes that this woman that Lovborg is looking for is really Hedda. I feel what most stood out to me from the film that I didn’t get from the reading is the mental state in which Gabler is in. If I’m making a text to say film connection I would connect this to the Joker. Gabler has a very hyena like psychotic like laugh during certain points of the play. In the film she shoots her gun three times simply laughing in enjoyment trying to find some way to entertain herself knowing she potentially kill a man. I question why when she originally pulled out the gun with George that he didn’t get any red flags. I’m unsure if George is blind to her fake love I feel she gives off, and maybe he actually loves her but it’s clearly not as mutual. I definitely didn’t exactly portray George in the film and text the same pertaining to height and looks. In the text he seems like a respectable man of the household food in the film he seems like a pushover nice, and I feel nice guys finish last. I don’t think Gabler appreciates his kindness and everything he does for her but in the film he seems like a very soft man so I could see why she may not love or take him seriously.