Research Catalog

Title

Supernatural romance in film : tales of love, death and the afterlife / Richard Striner.

Author

Striner, Richard, 1950-

Publication

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, c2011.

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Description

viii, 205 p. : ill.; 23 cm.

Summary

"Twenty-two films are covered in short chapters, from The Mummy through What Dreams May Come. A plot synopsis is included for each film, as well as a critical analysis exploring the relationship of each to philosophical and literary themes. Finally, an exploration of the critical response to each film addresses the genre's reception by the public"--Provided by publisher.

Subject

• Horror films > History and criticism
• Supernatural in motion pictures

Genre/Form

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

The Mummy (1932) 5 -- Death Takes a Holiday (1934) -- Topper (1937) -- On Borrowed Time (1939) -- Our Town (1940) -- Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) -- Cabin in the Sky (1943) -- A Guy Named Joe (1943) -- Blithe Spirit (1945) -- A Matter of Life and Death (Stairway to Heaven) (1946) -- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) -- The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947) -- Portrait of Jennie (1948) -- The Red Shoes (1948) -- Brigadoon (1954) -- Vertigo (1958) -- Solaris (Russian version, 1972) -- Somewhere in Time (1980) -- Dead Again (1991) -- Sleepless in Seattle (1993) -- Sliding Doors (1998) -- What Dreams May Come (1998).

ISBN

• 9780786446643 (softcover : alk. paper)
• 0786446641 (softcover : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2011002361

OCLC

668182922

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library