03380nam 2200625Ia 450 991080905270332120240417042209.00-7914-8666-41-4175-3137-1(CKB)1000000000447469(OCoLC)61367753(CaPaEBR)ebrary10594946(SSID)ssj0000235759(PQKBManifestationID)11924774(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000235759(PQKBWorkID)10164548(PQKB)10925979(MiAaPQ)EBC3408596(MdBmJHUP)muse6023(Au-PeEL)EBL3408596(CaPaEBR)ebr10594946(OCoLC)56066760(DE-B1597)682316(DE-B1597)9780791486665(EXLCZ)99100000000044746920021220d2003 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrRemaking the Frankenstein myth on film[electronic resource] between laughter and horror /Caroline Joan S. Picart1st ed.Albany State University of New York Pressc20031 online resource (269 p.) SUNY series in Psychoanalysis and CultureSUNY series in psychoanalysis and cultureBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-7914-5769-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-243) and index.Front Matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Frankenstein as Enduring Cinemyth -- (Un)Leashing Laughter -- Daemonic Dread -- On the Edge of Terror and Humor -- Postmodern Horror-Hilarity -- Notes -- Bibliography -- About the Author -- IndexFocusing on films outside the horror genre, this book offers a unique account of the Frankenstein myth's popularity and endurance. Although the Frankenstein narrative has been a staple in horror films, it has also crossed over into other genres, particularly comedy and science fiction, resulting in such films as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Young Frankenstein, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Bladerunner, and the Alien and Terminator film series. In addition to addressing horror's relationship to comedy and science fiction, the book also explores the versatility and power of the Frankenstein narrative as a contemporary myth through which our deepest attitudes concerning gender (masculine versus feminine), race (Same versus Other), and technology (natural versus artificial) are both revealed and concealed. The book not only examines the films themselves, but also explores early drafts of film scripts, scenes that were cut from the final releases, publicity materials, and reviews, in order to consider more fully how and why the Frankenstein myth continues to resonate in the popular imagination.Frankenstein filmsHistory and criticismMonster filmsHistory and criticismFrankenstein filmsHistory and criticism.Monster filmsHistory and criticism.791.43/651Picart Caroline Joan1966-1594409MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910809052703321Remaking the Frankenstein myth on film4075085UNINA