Thrice upon a time: how cinema is subverting little red riding hood

Mancelos, João de

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Mancelos, João de

Abstract(s)

In recent years, numerous fairy-tales have been adapted into movies. Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013), Julia Leigh’s Sleeping Beauty (2011), Daniel Barnz’s Beastly (2011), Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland (2010) are among the most notorious examples. In this paper, I will concentrate solely on three particular adaptations, reinventions or subversions of one of the most celebrated stories in the European folklore: Little Red Riding Hood. I will examine Neil Jordan’s The Company of Wolves (1984), Catherine Hardwicke’s Red Riding Hood (2011), and David Slade’s Hard Candy (2005). My main objective is to explore the psychoanalytical, artistic and social reasons underneath this phenomenon. In order to do so, I resort to the opinion of several specialists in psychoanalysis and cinematic adaptation.

Keywords

Cinematic adaptation Subversion Fairy tales Psychoanalysis

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/4223

Citation

“Thrice Upon a Time: How Cinema is Subverting Little Red Riding Hood”. Atas do IV Encontro Anual da AIM. Ed. Daniel Ribas e Manuela Penafria. Covilhã: AIM, 2015. 248-258. ISBN: 978-989-98215-2-1.