O horror como performance da morte: José Mojica Marins e a tradição do Grand Guignol
This paper discusses aspects of the “Coffin Joe” trilogy directed by José Mojica Marins (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, 1964; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, 1967; Embodiment of Evil, 2008), taking as its starting point the French tradition of the Theatre of the Grand Guignol (1897-1962)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
2014-12-01
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| Series: | Galáxia |
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| Online Access: | http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/galaxia/article/view/16364/15743 |
| Summary: | This paper discusses aspects of the “Coffin Joe” trilogy directed by José Mojica Marins (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, 1964; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, 1967; Embodiment of Evil, 2008), taking as its starting point the French tradition of the Theatre of the Grand Guignol (1897-1962). We also discuss how the graphic elements of horror were inserted and recycled in these films, according to paradigm shifts in the genre on the international scene since the 1960s. |
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| ISSN: | 1519-311X 1982-2553 |