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Grand-Guignol

2019-07-17 History
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Release : 2019-07-17
Genre : History
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Book Synopsis Grand-Guignol by : Prof. Richard J. Hand

Download or read book Grand-Guignol written by Prof. Richard J. Hand. This book was released on 2019-07-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Théâtre du Grand-Guignol in Paris (1897 - 1962) achieved a legendary reputation as the 'Theatre of Horror' a venue displaying such explicit violence and blood-curdling terror that a resident doctor was employed to treat the numerous spectators who fainted each night. Indeed, the phrase 'grand guignol' has entered the language to describe any display of sensational horror. Since the theatre closed its doors forty years ago, the genre has been overlooked by critics and theatre historians. This book reconsiders the importance and influence of the Grand-Guignol within its social, cultural and historical contexts, and is the first attempt at a major evaluation of the genre as performance. It gives full consideration to practical applications and to the challenges presented to the actor and director. The book also includes outstanding new translations by the authors of ten Grand-Guignol plays, none of which have been previously available in English. The presentation of these plays in English for the first time is an implicit demand for a total reappraisal of the grand-guignol genre, not least for the unexpected inclusion of two very funny comedies.

The Grand Guignol

1997-08-21 Literary Criticism
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Release : 1997-08-21
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Synopsis The Grand Guignol by : Mel Gordon

Download or read book The Grand Guignol written by Mel Gordon. This book was released on 1997-08-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Theatre of the Grand Guignol, which began in turn-of-the-century Paris, celebrated horror and fear. Innocent victims, mangled beauty, insanity, mutilation, depravity and guilt were its primary themes. This text examines its history, themes and methods and summarizes its plots.

Grand Guignol

2009-11-01 Performing Arts
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Release : 2009-11-01
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Synopsis Grand Guignol by : Carl Grose

Download or read book Grand Guignol written by Carl Grose. This book was released on 2009-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1903. In the back streets of Montmartre, the Theatre du Grand Guignol opens its doors to an unsuspecting public. The plays performed, rife with madness and murder, are sold out every night. A psychiatrist obsessed with the playwright’s gruesome dramas ingratiates his way into the company. But when he starts to unpick the author’s mind, the boundaries between theatre and truth begin to blur... Delighting in this lost theatrical form, Carl Grose’s demented new play works fast and loose with convention. A black comedy, a psychological thriller and an unrepentant splatterfest, Grand Guignol is a head-spinning, genre-bending phantasmagoria guaranteed to keep you guessing (and wincing) to the very last horror show...

Theatre of Fear & Horror: Expanded Edition

2016-07-18 Performing Arts
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Release : 2016-07-18
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Rating : 436/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Theatre of Fear & Horror: Expanded Edition by : Mel Gordon

Download or read book Theatre of Fear & Horror: Expanded Edition written by Mel Gordon. This book was released on 2016-07-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Bloodcurdling shrieks, fiendish schemes, deeds of darkness, mayhem and mutilation—we all have a rough idea of what Grand Guignol stands for. But until now it has been hard to find out much more about it than that. According to the American theater historian Mel Gordon, no major history of the theater so much as mentions it, although it is a form of entertainment that held its own on the Paris stage for more than half a century. But Mr. Gordon has made a thorough job of filling the gap."—John Gross, The New York Times Here is the expanded edition of classic outré book, The Grand Guignol, first published in 1988 and now long out of print. Like the original anthology, it includes an illustrated introduction to the theater of Paris and abroad, a breakdown of its stage tricks, a summary of one hundred plots, extensive photo documentation, André de Lord's essay, "Fear in Literature," and two originally produced Grand Guignol scripts. The expanded edition also contains additional graphic and textual material including a color insert of Grand Guignol posters; the 1938 autobiographical account of Maxa, the company's leading female performer entitled "I Am the Maddest Woman in the World"; and the controversial playscript Orgy in the Lighthouse.

Grande Dame Guignol Cinema

2009-10-21 Performing Arts
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Release : 2009-10-21
Genre : Performing Arts
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Book Synopsis Grande Dame Guignol Cinema by : Peter Shelley

Download or read book Grande Dame Guignol Cinema written by Peter Shelley. This book was released on 2009-10-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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