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Grande Dame Guignol Cinema: A History of Hag Horror from Baby Jane to Mother

by Peter Shelley
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9780786445691
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: McFarland & Company
  • Publisher Imprint: McFarland & Company
  • Publication Date:
  • Pages: 340
  • Original Price: GBP 28.99
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 613 grams
  • BISAC Subject(s): Film / History & Criticism

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.

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