| The Ghost of One's Self: Doppelgangers in Mystery, Horror and Science Fiction Films Contributor(s): Meehan, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1476665664 ISBN-13: 9781476665665 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Film - Genres - General |
| Dewey: 791.436 |
| LCCN: 2017036256 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7" W x 10" (0.90 lbs) 236 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For millennia people have held folk beliefs about the existence of the doppelganger--double walker in German--a look-alike second self that is often the antithesis of one's identity and is usually considered an omen of misfortune or death. The theme of the double has inspired works by E.T.A. Hoffmann, Poe, de Maupassant, Dostoevsky and others, and has been the basis for many classic mystery, horror and science fiction movies. This critical survey examines the double in more than 100 films by such acclaimed directors as Alfred Hitchcock, Mario Bava, Roger Corman, David Cronenberg, George Romero, Fritz Lang, James Cameron, Robert Siodmak, Don Siegel, John Frankenheimer, Terry Gilliam, Brian De Palma and Roman Polanski. |