Broken mirrors, broken minds : the dark dreams of Dario Argento /

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Italian filmmaker Dario Argento's horror films have been described as a blend of Alfred Hitchcock and George Romero--psychologically rich, colorful, and at times garish, excelling at taking the best elements of the splatter and exploitation genres and laying them over a dark undercurrent of hum...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McDonagh, Maitland
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2010.
Edition:Expanded ed.
Subjects:
Argento, Dario > Criticism and interpretation.
Argento, Dario
Argento, Dario.
Horror films > Italy > History and criticism.
Films d'horreur > Italie > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > Direction & Production.
ART > Film & Video.
Horror films
Horrorfilm
Italy
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Italian filmmaker Dario Argento's horror films have been described as a blend of Alfred Hitchcock and George Romero--psychologically rich, colorful, and at times garish, excelling at taking the best elements of the splatter and exploitation genres and laying them over a dark undercurrent of human emotions and psyches. Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds, which dissects such Argento cult films as Two Evil Eyes, The Bird with the Crystal Plumage, Suspiria, and Deep Red, includes a new introduction discussing Argento's most recent films, from The Stendahl Syndrome to Mother of Tears ; an updated film.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxvii, 293 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-293) and filmography (p. 252-280).
ISBN:9780816673421
081667342X

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