Filmmaker Roger Corman's dream-like world of Edgar Allan Poe
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- In adapting Edgar Allan Poe's writing for cinema, filmmaker Roger Corman wanted to emphasize the insulation of the unconscious mind. He worked on a closed sound-stage to create a hazy, dream-like world.
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Best known for his Gothic horror tales and narrative poem “The Raven,” Poe’s stories are the basis of countless films and TV episodes, and have inspired even more, as has his name and image.
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Dreamscapes in a Corman Film are his trademark ✨
My Ideal Crew for a film of The Corman-Poe Cycle:
10. Joyce Jameson
9. Elisha Cook Jr.
8. Patrick Magee
7. Hazel Court
6. Debra Paget
5. Peter Lorre
4. Les Baxter
3. Richard Matheson
2. Roger Corman
1. Vincent Price
“…the wall shows a gaping crack,
Laying undead upon your back,
Wail your voice for lost Lenore,
Razor-swinging ape, come once more -
And the door crashed open, and Ed appeared,
Life and sanity then disappeared,
Burning stallion bucked and reared,
Ride on, Metzengerstein.”