Verfilmt

Verfilmt is the past participle of the German verb verfilmen, which means to adapt a work for the cinema or television, typically by turning a novel, play, or short story into a screenplay and producing a film or series. As an adjective, verfilmt describes a work that has been converted into film form. The corresponding noun is Verfilmung, referring to the process or the resulting film.

The prefix ver- in this context signals the result of an action, so verfilmen involves a creative transformation from source material to screen adaptation. Verfilmungen are common in German-language media and broader film culture. In discourse, people distinguish between faithful or loose adaptations; some verfilmungen aim to reproduce key scenes and characters, while others reinterpret or relocate settings and plots.

Grammatical usage: Der Roman wurde verfilmt or eine verfilmte Geschichte describe completed adaptations; eine Verfilmung ist der Akt oder das Produkt. Critics may assess a verfilmung for fidelity to the source, cinematic quality, casting, and directorial interpretation. The term is also used more loosely to describe any adaptation of material that was originally non-film, including biographies or historical events.

See also: Verfilmung, Verfilmungen, verfilmen. These terms are standard in discussions of cinema and media adaptation.