Grande Dame Guignol Cinema

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Grande Dame Guignol Cinema is written by Peter Shelley and published by McFarland. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0786454857 (ISBN 10) and 9780786454853 (ISBN 13).

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.