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Format: 1 online resource (467 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 9789048529346 (ebook)

Series Statement: Film culture in transition

Content: The popular and critical successes of films like The Sixth Sense and the Ring film and its sequels in the late 1990s led to an impressive international explosion of scary films dealing with ghosts. This book takes a close look at a number of those films from different countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Great Britain. Making a crucial distinction between these atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most productively seen as ghost melodramas, which opens them up to a powerful range of analytic tools from the study of melodrama, including, crucially, psychoanalysis.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 14 Dec 2020). , Introduction -- Three major predecessors -- The fallow years: an assortment of ghosts bringing back the past -- Ghosts in the city -- Ghosts in the machine -- Schoolgirl angst -- Childhood abuse -- Generic developments 1: messages from the dead -- Spain and history 1: politics and war -- Hollywood reinflections -- Asian variations -- Generic developments 2: ghosts in the woman's film -- Ghosts and institutions 1: South Korea -- Ghosts and institutions 2: the west -- National variations -- Anatomy of the ghost melodrama -- Spain and history 2: the Franco legacy and the Catholic church -- The return of the British ghost film -- Recent US developments and conclusion.

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9789462980167

Language: English

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Format: 467 Seiten, 16 ungezählte Seiten Bildtafeln , Illustrationen , 24 cm

ISBN: 9789462980167

Series Statement: Film culture in transition

Content: The popular and critical successes of films like 'The Sixth Sense' and the 'Ring' film and its sequels in the late 1990s led to an impressive international explosion of scary films dealing with ghosts. This book takes a close look at a number of those films from different countries. Making a crucial distinction between these atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most productively seen as ghost melodramas, which opens them up to a powerful range of analytic tools from the study of melodrama, including, crucially, psychoanalysis

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe ISBN 978-90-485-2934-6

Language: English

Keywords: Horrorfilm ; Melodrama ; Geister ; Geschichte 1979-

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Format: 1 online resource : , 48 color plates

ISBN: 9789048529346

Series Statement: Film Culture in Transition

Content: The popular and critical successes of films like The Sixth Sense and the Ring film and its sequels in the late 1990s led to an impressive international explosion of scary films dealing with ghosts. This book takes a close look at a number of those films from different countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Spain, and Great Britain. Making a crucial distinction between these atmospheric films and conventional horror, Michael Walker argues that they are most productively seen as ghost melodramas, which opens them up to a powerful range of analytic tools from the study of melodrama, including, crucially, psychoanalysis.

Note: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , Acknowledgments -- , 1. Introduction -- , 2. Three Major Predecessors -- , 3. The Fallow Years: An Assortment of Ghosts -- , Seminal Films -- , 4. Ghosts in the City -- , 5. Ghosts in the Machine -- , 6. Schoolgirl Angst -- , 7. Childhood Abuse -- , Evolution of the cycle -- , 8. Generic Developments 1: Messages from the Dead -- , 9. Spain and History 1: Politics and War -- , 10. Hollywood Reinflections -- , 11. Asian Variations -- , 12. Generic Developments 2: Ghosts in the Woman’s Film -- , 13. Ghosts and Institutions 1: South Korea -- , 14. Ghosts and Institutions 2: The West -- , 15. National Variations -- , 16. Anatomy of the Ghost Melodrama -- , 17. Spain and History 2: The Franco Legacy and the Catholic Church -- , 18. The Return of the British Ghost Film -- , 19. Recent US developments and conclusion -- , Filmography -- , Illustrations -- , Bibliography -- , Index , In English.

Language: English

DOI: 10.1515/9789048529346

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/9789048529346

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Format: 1 online resource (474 pages) , illustrations

ISBN: 9789048529346

Series Statement: Film Culture in Transition

Note: Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 19, 2017)

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Walker, Michael Modern ghost melodramas : "What Lies Beneath Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Amsterdam University Press, c2017 ISBN 9789462980167

Language: English

Keywords: Horrorfilm ; Melodrama ; Geister ; Geschichte 1979-

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Format: 1 online resource (474 pages) : , illustrations.

ISBN: 9789048529346 (e-book)

Series Statement: Film Culture in Transition

Additional Edition: Print version: Walker, Michael. Modern ghost melodramas : "What Lies Beneath" Amsterdam, [Netherlands] : Amsterdam University Press, c2017 ISBN 9789462980167

Language: English

Keywords: Electronic books.

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