The Vampire Film: Undead Cinema (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780231162012)

This introductory volume offers an elegant analysis of the enduring appeal of the cinematic vampire. From Georges M駘i鑚' early cinematic experiments to Twilight and Let the Right One In, the history of vampires in cinema can be organized by a handful of governing principles that help make sense of this movie monster's remarkable fecundity. Among these principles are that the cinematic vampire is invariably about sex and the vexed human relationship with technology, and that the vampire is always an overdetermined body condensing what a culture considers other. This volume includes in-depth studies of films including Powell's A Fool There Was, Franco's Vampyros Lesbos, Cronenberg's Rabid, K?el's Daughters of Darkness, and Merhige's Shadow of the Vampire.

Author: Jeffrey Weinstock
ISBN-10: 0231162014
ISBN-13: 9780231162012
Publisher: Wallflower Press
Language: English
Published: 05/29/2012
Pages: 152
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d