Possession / Alison Taylor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Alison, author.

Series:

Devil's advocates.

Devil's Advocates Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Criticism and interpretation.

Motion pictures.

Possession (Motion picture : 1981).

Żuławski, Andrzej--Criticism and interpretation.

Żuławski, Andrzej.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (121 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool, England : Auteur, [2022]

Summary:

Premiering at the 1981 Cannes Film Festival, Andrzej Zulawski's Possession remains a distinct phenomenon. Though in competition for the illustrious Palme d'Or, its art cinema context did not rescue it from being banned as part of the United Kingdom's 'video nasties' campaign, alongside unashamedly lowbrow titles such as Faces of Death and Zombie Flesh Eaters. Part visceral horror, part surreal experiment, part gothic romance dressed in the iconography of a spy thriller: there is no doubt that the polarity evinced by Possession's initial release was in part a product of its resistance to clear categorisation. In this book, Alison Taylor considers Possession's history, stylistic achievement, and legacy as an enduring and unique work of horror cinema.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on May 9, 2022).

Also issued in print: 2021.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781800857063

1800857063

9781800853287

1800853289

9781800857490

1800857497