Studying the Devil's Backbone - Couverture souple

Rose, James

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1906733090 ISBN 13 : 9781906733094

Editeur : Auteur Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Devil's Backbone (2001) is a Gothic film written and directed by Guillermo del Toro (Pan's Labyrinth, 2006). The story centers on a ghost that haunts an isolated orphanage during the Spanish Civil War. Studying The Devil's Backbone explores the narrative of the film in relation to central concerns, such as genre, theme, iconography, representation, and film language. Through these elements, the volume reads the film's unique blend of literary Gothic, western, and war film and the use of bombs, ghosts, and color as visual signifiers. It critiques the central characters and compares their representation of women, monsters, and political context against an examination of mise-en-scene, sound, and special effects. In addition, the author provides a critical biography of del Toro, an analysis of his auteurist traits, and an in-depth bibliography and filmography.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

James Rose is an independent scholar specializing in Gothic and horror cinema. He has published with a range of international journals, including Vertigo, Splice, Senses of Cinema, Offscreen, MediaMagazine, and Rue Morgue, and is the author of Beyond Hammer: British Horror Cinema Since 1970.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Auteur Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1906733090
• ISBN 13: 9781906733094
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 112
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible