The Grudge
“Italian Gothic, Japanese Folk Horror, and the Wronged Woman”
2022•21m•Released
Documentary
A video essay by Kat Ellinger covering the transposition of the Hollywood revenge Gothic to Italy, the trope of the "wronged woman" including incarnations by Barbara Steele and other horror icons, and ties to similar narrative strands in Japanese folklore and cinema from Kwaidan to Ring.
Writer
Kat Ellinger
Studio
Arrow Film & Video
Cast
Kat Ellinger
Narrator
Production
Company
Arrow Film & Video
Producer
Michael Mackenzie
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