Fairy Tale and Film: Old Tales with a New Spin

Sue Short examines how fairy tale tropes have been reworked in contemporary film, identifying familiar themes in a range of genres - including rom coms, crime films and horror - and noting key similarities and differences between the source narratives and their offspring.

Author: S. Short
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 12/19/2014
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.56d
ISBN: 9781137020161

About the Author
Sue Short is a lecturer in film and media, a research fellow, and writer. Her previous works include Misfit Sisters: Screen Horror as Female Rites of Passage, Cyborg Cinema and Cult Telefantasy Series.