Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol

Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol

This paper discusses aspects of the “Coffin Joe” trilogy directed by José Mojica Marins (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, 1964; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, 1967; Embodiment of Evil, 2008), taking as its starting point the French tradition of the Theatre of the Grand Guignol (1897-1962)...

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Main Authors: Lucio De Franciscis dos Reis Piedade, Laura Loguercio Canepa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2014-12-01
Series:Galáxia
Subjects:
Cinema brasileiro
Cinema de horror
Grand Guignol
Torture porn
José Mojica Marins
Online Access:https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/16364
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spelling doaj-b43deb3cfde94965ace0986ed8b693f82020-11-25T00:48:42ZengPontíficia Universidade Católica de São PauloGaláxia1519-311X1982-25532014-12-01142814898Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand GuignolLucio De Franciscis dos Reis Piedade0Laura Loguercio Canepa1Universidade Anhembi Morumbi/FAPESPUniversidade Anhembi MorumbiThis paper discusses aspects of the “Coffin Joe” trilogy directed by José Mojica Marins (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, 1964; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, 1967; Embodiment of Evil, 2008), taking as its starting point the French tradition of the Theatre of the Grand Guignol (1897-1962). We also discuss how the graphic elements of horror were inserted and recycled in these films, according to paradigm shifts in the genre on the international scene since the 1960s.https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/16364Cinema brasileiroCinema de horrorGrand GuignolTorture pornJosé Mojica Marins
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Laura Loguercio Canepa
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Laura Loguercio Canepa
Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
Galáxia
Cinema brasileiro
Cinema de horror
Grand Guignol
Torture porn
José Mojica Marins
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Laura Loguercio Canepa
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title Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
title_short Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
title_full Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
title_fullStr Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
title_full_unstemmed Horror as a performance of death: José Mojica Marins and the tradition of the Grand Guignol
title_sort horror as a performance of death: josé mojica marins and the tradition of the grand guignol
publisher Pontíficia Universidade Católica de São Paulo
series Galáxia
issn 1519-311X
1982-2553
publishDate 2014-12-01
description This paper discusses aspects of the “Coffin Joe” trilogy directed by José Mojica Marins (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, 1964; This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, 1967; Embodiment of Evil, 2008), taking as its starting point the French tradition of the Theatre of the Grand Guignol (1897-1962). We also discuss how the graphic elements of horror were inserted and recycled in these films, according to paradigm shifts in the genre on the international scene since the 1960s.
topic Cinema brasileiro
Cinema de horror
Grand Guignol
Torture porn
José Mojica Marins
url https://revistas.pucsp.br/galaxia/article/view/16364
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