Fairy Tale and Film [electronic resource] : Old Tales with a New Spin /
Short, S.author.
Sue Short examines how fairy tale tropes have been reworked in contemporary film, identifying familiar themes in a range of genres – including rom coms, crime films and horror – and noting key similarities and differences between the source narratives and their offspring.
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Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: Fairy Tale Films, Old Tales with a New Spin; 1 Finding Love and Fulfilling Dreams: Aspiring Underdogs and Humbled Heroines; 2 Curses, Wishes and Amazing Transformations: Male Maturation Tales; 3 Wealth through Stealth: Evening the Odds, or Flirting with Disaster?; 4 Dangerous Liaisons: Demon Lovers and Defiant Damsels; 5 Houses of Horror: Domestic Dangers and Man-made Monsters; 6 Postmodern Revisions: New Tales for Old?; Epilogue: The Importance of Enchantment; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Index
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
Sue Short examines how fairy tale tropes have been reworked in contemporary film, identifying familiar themes in a range of genres – including rom coms, crime films and horror – and noting key similarities and differences between the source narratives and their offspring.
Civilization—History.
Literature—Philosophy.
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