Giallo Cinema and Its Folktale Roots
Subtitle: A Critical Study of 10 Films, 1962-1987
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: Jun 27, 2016
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780786495016
Description: "The Italian giallo film genre was based on British and American fiction of the 30s and 40s, adapted to the filmmaking of 1970s and 1980s Europe. This book analyzes sex and violence of giallo films, finding in them beauty and tracing their literary antecedents to elements of the fairy tale as described by Russian folklorist Propp. "--
Notes: Source title: Giallo Cinema and Its Folktale Roots: A Critical Study of 10 Films, 1962-1987