The article analyzes the movie V for Vendetta (2006), directed by James Mc Teigue - an adaptation of Alan Moore and David Lloyde's graphic novel (1988-89).The objective is to emphasize the dynamic of the translating process and also to discuss conflicts and/or creative solutions in the negotiations between the two media. This analysis uses the comparative method based on Charles Sanders Peirce's semiotics and on other theorists of adaptation, as Robert Stam, Linda Hutcheon, Umberto Eco and Júlio Plaza. It also uses the comics and cinema theories, trying to show how the printed images are displayed on the screen. The conclusion is that the analyzed film was able to integrate the intersemiotic requirements pertaining to a well done movie adaptation.
Cinema; Graphic Novel; Intersemiosis; Theory of Adaptation
