Grande Dame Guignol Cinema
A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother
Peter
Shelley
ISBN
978-0-7864-4569-1
115 photos, notes, bibliography, index
340pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
This critically analytical filmography examines 45 movies featuring “grande dames” in horror settings. Following a history of women in horror before 1962’s What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?, which launched the “Grande Dame Guignol” subgenre of older women featured as morally ambiguous leading ladies, are all such films (mostly U.S.) that came after that landmark release. The filmographic data includes cast, crew, reviews, synopses, and production notes, as well as recurring motifs and each role’s effect on the star’s career.
About the Author
Library assistant Peter Shelley is a produced playwright and has directed over a dozen theater productions in Sydney, Australia.
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