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Brian De Palma's Carrie
Manage episode 245413604 series 1129695
This is a special repost of the first episode of our Patreon-only series, SuperKINGcontext.
Stephen King's first novel was adapted into this 1976 cautionary movie about adolescence, bullying, and female representation by a team of middle-aged men. How does the male gaze impact this story that is so often referred to as "feminist"?
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Additional Resources:
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror
- https://web.archive.org/web/20000510093031/http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm
- http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/pj-soles-reminisces-about-the-original-carrie.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/03/carrie-stephen-king-brian-de-palma-horror-films-feminism
- https://cinephiliabeyond.org/four-decades-later-brian-de-palmas-carrie-stands-one-capably-crafted-horror-films-time/
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html
- https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/03/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-one
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two
209 episodes
Manage episode 245413604 series 1129695
This is a special repost of the first episode of our Patreon-only series, SuperKINGcontext.
Stephen King's first novel was adapted into this 1976 cautionary movie about adolescence, bullying, and female representation by a team of middle-aged men. How does the male gaze impact this story that is so often referred to as "feminist"?
Interested in the media we discussed this episode? Please support the show by purchasing it through our affiliate store:
Additional Resources:
- https://www.theguardian.com/books/2014/apr/04/carrie-stephen-king-horror
- https://web.archive.org/web/20000510093031/http://www.briandepalma.net/carrie/carrint.htm
- http://www.vulture.com/2013/10/pj-soles-reminisces-about-the-original-carrie.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/nov/03/carrie-stephen-king-brian-de-palma-horror-films-feminism
- https://cinephiliabeyond.org/four-decades-later-brian-de-palmas-carrie-stands-one-capably-crafted-horror-films-time/
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/10474858/Carrie-the-growing-pains-of-a-horror-classic.html
- https://sites.google.com/site/cultoddities/home/carrie/carrie-1976/press/sissy-spacek-interviews
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/03/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-one
- https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/11/04/carries-prom-scene-an-oral-history-part-two
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