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Images of the South through the image of freaks: a movie from 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe'

Authors :
Falasca, Laura
Source :
Southern Quarterly. Summer, 2000, Vol. 38 Issue 4, p119, 5 p.
Publication Year :
2000

Abstract

The 1990 film 'The Ballad of the Sad Cafe,' based on the story by Carson McCullers, portrays a love triangle between a hunchback and a married couple. The film changes the story's emphasis toward coldness and the realism of representation.

Details

ISSN :
00384496
Volume :
38
Issue :
4
Database :
Gale General OneFile
Journal :
Southern Quarterly
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsgcl.71704244