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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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: | https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/16364 |