According to Thomas Leitch, the 'Museum adaptation' trope is characterized by which aesthetic goal?
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Correct answer: A prestige production preserving the period and high-culture status of the source
Thomas Leitch defines the 'Museum adaptation' as one that prioritizes historical accuracy, lavish period costumes, and architectural detail to confer high-art prestige on the cinematic product. These films, often associated with Heritage Cinema or Merchant Ivory productions, market themselves as faithful, educational, and respectful mountings of canonical literature. This approach seeks to capture the aura of the original text's historical setting.
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