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Deep Red
Alexia Kannas
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Description for Deep Red
Paperback. Series: Cultographies. Num Pages: 128 pages, 12 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152. .
The release of Italian director Dario Argento's Deep Red in 1975 saw both a return to form for the director and the crystallization of tropes of the giallo genre. While the film's immense popularity in Italy spawned a wave of copy-cat formula thrillers, this enthusiastic reception was not replicated by English-speaking audiences on its theatrical release. With its loosely woven narrative and hyper-stylized violent set pieces, Deep Red was critically panned in the United States and the UK as cliched and exploitative Euro-schlock. Tracing the film's history of censorship, re-edited releases, and its subsequent celebration by cult film audiences, this ... Read more
The release of Italian director Dario Argento's Deep Red in 1975 saw both a return to form for the director and the crystallization of tropes of the giallo genre. While the film's immense popularity in Italy spawned a wave of copy-cat formula thrillers, this enthusiastic reception was not replicated by English-speaking audiences on its theatrical release. With its loosely woven narrative and hyper-stylized violent set pieces, Deep Red was critically panned in the United States and the UK as cliched and exploitative Euro-schlock. Tracing the film's history of censorship, re-edited releases, and its subsequent celebration by cult film audiences, this ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Cultographies
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231181211
SKU
V9780231181211
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About Alexia Kannas
Alexia Kannas teaches cinema studies at RMIT University.
Reviews for Deep Red
The book is an immediately inviting read as Kannas starts off personally rather than academically... And while the tone is friendly and conspiratorial, the analysis remains thorough and highly insightful.
Mike MClelland
Spectrum Culture
Mike MClelland
Spectrum Culture