tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802467913862929609.post1728257368517947872..comments2024-02-25T19:53:41.477+00:00Comments on giallo fever: Some thoughts on Deep Red, as a precursor to continued exploration of the Another World Entertainment DVDK H Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12032330558218087354noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802467913862929609.post-16599256677533040342008-12-10T09:02:00.000+00:002008-12-10T09:02:00.000+00:00"For Poe, a key principle in creating a compositio..."For Poe, a key principle in creating a composition was that of unity of effect: the author should determine the overall effect he wanted to have on his audience and then, working backwards, gear his aesthetic choices to this end. For Pasolini, the cinema was poetic rather than prosaic when it used technique expressively, as a means of articulating and embodying the consciousness of its characters and author beyond a mundane narrative mise-en-scene. Mikel Koven uses this idea in relation t the vernacular poetry of the giallo set piece, but I would argue that here Argento goes further towards the intertwining of narrative and set piece, approaching the point where they becoming indistinguishable." Perfect! That's exactly what he does.Chris Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03605016316219264336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1802467913862929609.post-5104923276102416452008-12-09T02:17:00.000+00:002008-12-09T02:17:00.000+00:00Absolutely brilliant. I have showed this to severa...Absolutely brilliant. I have showed this to several friends already. Insightful and thought provoking. A pleasure to read. Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com