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Tom Savini, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero, John Landis, Wes Craven, Fred Doederlein, Evelyn Ankers (i.a.) (mais)Sinopses(1)
Legendary horror directors reveal the inspirations behind their groundbreaking films of the 1960s and '70s in this thought-provoking documentary from filmmaker Adam Simon. Through film clips and interviews, masters of mayhem George Romero, Tobe Hooper, Wes Craven, David Cronenberg, John Landis, John Carpenter, and Tom Savini discuss how their disturbing cinematic creations were a direct social commentary on the real-life political horrors happening in the U.S. during that turbulent era, including Vietnam, the Cold War, racial segregation, political assassinations, and the Kent State shootings. By placing seminal films like NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, SHIVERS, THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT, and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE in their proper historical context, THE AMERICAN NIGHTMARE finally gives the horror genre the credit it so rightly deserves as a barometer of the American sociopolitical landscape. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
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An almost academic look at a still underappreciated genre that expresses subconscious fear and anxiety with greater honesty than so-called serious genres. A treat for horror-movie lovers, who will see and hear their favourite directors, as well as for students of the film sciences, who will see and hear their favourite film theoreticians (if you would prefer not to immerse yourself in the texts of Tom Gunning and Carol J. Clover, who appear here, Colin MacCabe and Robin Wood also collaborated on the documentary). A d those who aren’t so keen on horror movies can at least be persuaded that these outwardly often perverse films are actually made by clever men for whom it’s really not just a matter how many limbs get sawn off or the length of extracted intestines.
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