Peter Shelley

Grande Dame Guignol Cinema

A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother

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Produktbeschreibung

This critically analytical filmography examines 45 movies featuring "grande dames" in horror settings. Following a history of women in horror before 1962's What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which launched the "Grande Dame Guignol" subgenre of older women featured as morally ambiguous leading ladies, are all such films (mostly U.S.) that came after that landmark release. The filmographic data includes cast, crew, reviews, synopses, and production notes, as well as recurring motifs and each role's effect on the star's career.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 340
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 641g
• ISBN-13: 9780786445691
• ISBN-10: 0786445696
• Artikelnr.: 26572417

Autorenporträt

Peter Shelley is a playwright, screenwriter and author of several film books. He lives in Gosford, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments     
Preface     
Introduction     
THE FILMS
"What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" (1962)     
Dead Ringer (1964)     
Strait-Jacket (1964)     
Lady in a Cage (1964)     
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964)     
Die! Die! My Darling! (1965)     
The Night Walker (1965)     
I Saw What You Did (1965)     
The Nanny (1965)     
Queen of Blood (1966)     
The Witches (1966)     
Games (1967)     
Berserk! (1968)     
The Savage Intruder (1968)     
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)     
Eye of the Cat (1969)     
The Mad Room (1969)     
That Cold Day in the Park (1969)     
Trog (1970)     
Flesh Feast (1970)     
The Beast in the Cellar (1970)     
Cry of the Banshee (1970)     
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)     
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)     
Blood and Lace (1971)     
The Baby (1973)     
The Killing Kind (1973)     
Night Watch (1973)     
A Knife for the Ladies (1974)     
Frightmare (1974)     
Persecution (1974)     
Homebodies (1974)     
Ruby (1977)     
Windows (1980)     
The Fan (1981)     
The Hunger (1983)     
Night Warning (1983)     
Epitaph (1987)     
Misery (1990)     
Bad Blood (1993)     
Mommy (1994)     
Mother (1996)     
Mommy's Day (1996)     
The Landlady (1997)     
Inside (2007)     
Bibliography     
Index