Terrifying Children in Postwar Italian Horror Cinema

A Historical-Educational Perspective

Authors

  • Irene Papa University of Turin

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.57609/paideutika.vi38.6557

Keywords:

childhood, cinema, history, uncanny, adulthood

Abstract

Starting with some reflections on the cultural significance of monstrosity and the uncanny, this essay sets out to explore some figures of monstrous childhood in postwar Italian horror cinema. The films mentioned will be Kill Baby...Kill! (Mario Bava, 1966), Toby Dammit (Federico Fellini, 1968) and Un gioco per Eveline (Marcello Avallone, 1971).

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Published

2023-11-22

How to Cite

Papa, I. (2023). Terrifying Children in Postwar Italian Horror Cinema: A Historical-Educational Perspective. Paideutika, (38), 45–60. https://doi.org/10.57609/paideutika.vi38.6557

Issue

No. 38 (2023): L’educazione e gli schermi

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