Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the 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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Main Authors: Lucio De Franciscis dos Reis Piedade, Laura Loguercio Canepa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Galáxia
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Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/16364