Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (6 of 6)

The sixth (and last) installment of the summary of my book Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre.

6. Images of proud decadence
The last TV movie directed by Harrington before devoting himself entirely to television series for four years was The Dead Don’t Die (1975), also written by Robert Bloch from his novella published in 1953. The history of [...]

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Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (5 of 6)

The fifth installment of the summary of my book Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre

5. Harrington and television
In the wake of this central corpus of films where Harrington hit the occasional heights ans small troughts of filmaking, the director sought refuge in the TV medium. In 1970, before handing over What’s the Matter with Helen? and Whoever [...]

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Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (4 of 6)

Here is the fourth installment of the summary of my book Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre.
4. At the big studios
After Queen of Blood, Harrington would have his golden opportunity to make a triumphal entry into the film industry thanks to a contract offered by Universal that meant the endorsement of his distance from both experimental and [...]

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Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (3 of 6)

This is the third installment of the summary of my book Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre.
3. Harrington, horror professional
In 1955, Harrington began to working as assistant producer to Jerry Wald on the productions The Long Hot Summer, Mardi Gras, Peyton Place, Hound-Dog Man and The Stripper, on which he held various, undefined responsabilities positions. But earlier, [...]

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Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (2 of 6)

Here is the second delivery of the summary of the book Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre
2. A certain tendency in avant-garde cinema
From the 1940s, when Hollywood institutional cinema installed itself as the one and only discourse in the world, a radical and daring avant-garde emerged from the dark damp back-alleys of the Mecca of film. This [...]

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Curtis Harrington: Danse Macabre (1 of 6)

In 2003, I had the opportunity to write a small book on Curtis Harrington, a stimulant filmmaker whose work, despite being hidden in the margins of what is recognized by institutionalized critics, offers countless rewards when one comes close to it. That year I was lucky enough to know him personally and discuss with him [...]

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