Essays about: "Dario Argento"

Found 3 essays containing the words Dario Argento.

  1. 1. The Woman, the Witch, and the Dancer. A comparative study of the representation of women in Suspiria (1977) and Suspiria (2018)

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Jakob Olsson; [2023-03-20]
    Keywords : Horror; Suspiria; Dario Argento; Luca Guadagnino; Feminism;

    Abstract : This bachelor's thesis investigates how the representation of women differs between Dario Argento's Suspiria (1977) and Luca Guadagnino's 2018 remake of the film by investigating the protagonist Suzy. Audience reception with focus on the female characters is taken into account in order to relate the films and their reception to the different historical climates of feminism. READ MORE

  3. 2. Western Esotericism references in Dario Argento’s triology The Three Mothers

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Emilie Spagnoli; [2023]
    Keywords : Occultism; Esotericism; film critic; Steiner; feminine power; gender; Dario Argento; horror cinema; Suspiria; Inferno; The Mother of Tears;

    Abstract : This thesis aims to explore the influences and references, with a particular focus from occultism and western esotericism, found in the film trilogy of The Three Mothers directed by Dario Argento. The trilogy composed of Suspiria, Inferno and The Mother of Tears was produced in a timeframe of thirty years from 1977 to 2007, so it embeds three decades, it also reflects the willingness from the director to disconnect himself from the usual representation of supernatural and horror films of witches and power. READ MORE

  4. 3. Il thrilling Italiano: : Opening up the giallo

    University essay from Filmvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Bengt Wallman; [2007]
    Keywords : giallo; fumetti; thriller; horror; whodunit; Mario Bava; Dario Argento; Aldo Lado; Luciano Ercoli; Giuliano Carnimeo.;

    Abstract : This study is a conscious attempt at opening up the discussion on the Italian giallo film of the 1960’s & 1970’s. Part of its mission is examine views and writings currently available on the giallo and using these to analyse the body of films known as the giallo. READ MORE