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LGBTQ+ female protagonists in horror cinema today: The Italian case
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Abstract This article examines representations of LGBTQ+ female protagonists in three recent Italian horror films: La terza madre (The Mother of Tears) by Dario Argento (2008), A Pezzi: Undead Men by Alessia Di Giovanni and Daniele Statella (2013) and
The Antithesis by Mirabelli (2017). As homosexuality traditionally falls within the realm of the abject (that which is expelled) in horror films, the genre serves as a medium through which we may assess national and global sensibilities about LGBTQ+ identities. Filmic textual analysis
and a consideration of horror and melodrama conventions reveal how these protagonists expose cultural anxieties about non-normative sexual orientations in Italy today. While these films include minority protagonists and offer some resistance to discrimination, they ultimately represent homosexuality
as a threat to mainstream Italian culture.
Title: LGBTQ+ female protagonists in horror cinema today: The Italian case
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Abstract This article examines representations of LGBTQ+ female protagonists in three recent Italian horror films: La terza madre (The Mother of Tears) by Dario Argento (2008), A Pezzi: Undead Men by Alessia Di Giovanni and Daniele Statella (2013) and
The Antithesis by Mirabelli (2017).
As homosexuality traditionally falls within the realm of the abject (that which is expelled) in horror films, the genre serves as a medium through which we may assess national and global sensibilities about LGBTQ+ identities.
Filmic textual analysis
and a consideration of horror and melodrama conventions reveal how these protagonists expose cultural anxieties about non-normative sexual orientations in Italy today.
While these films include minority protagonists and offer some resistance to discrimination, they ultimately represent homosexuality
as a threat to mainstream Italian culture.
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