'If we stretch our imaginations'; the monstrous-feminine mother in Rolf de Heer's "Bad Boy Bubby" (1993) and "Alexandra's Project" (2003)
(2008) 'If we stretch our imaginations'; the monstrous-feminine mother in Rolf de Heer's "Bad Boy Bubby" (1993) and "Alexandra's Project" (2003). Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies(10).
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Abstract
Rolf de Heer’s films Bad Boy Bubby (1993) and Alexandra’s Project (2003) are interpreted with regard to Barbara Creed’s 1993 concept of the monstrous-feminine. Both films feature horrific mothers whose unrestrained libidos over-ride their maternal responsibilities. In Bad Boy Bubby the mother disregards the incest taboo and sleeps with her son, while in Alexandra’s Project the mother fails to acknowledge the paternal order, working as a prostitute and stealing her children away from their father. Evolutionary film theory is shown to explain the repulsion such mothers inspire, and the appeal of the horror film in general, at least as effectively as psychoanalytic film theory.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Status: | Published |
| Keywords: | Psychoanalytic film theory; Monstrous-feminine; Evolutionary film theory; Rolf de Heer; Bad Boy Bubby (1993); Alexandra’s Project (2003). |
| Subjects: | 410000 The Arts > 410300 Cinema, Electronic Arts and Multimedia > 410301 Film and Video 220000 Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts - General 410000 The Arts > 410300 Cinema, Electronic Arts and Multimedia > 410302 Cinema Studies 410000 The Arts > 410300 Cinema, Electronic Arts and Multimedia |
| ID Code: | 8739 |
| Deposited By: | Starrs, D. Bruno |
| Deposited On: | 10 August 2007 |
| Alternative Locations: | http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/, http://www.scope.nottingham.ac.uk/article.php?issue=10&id=990 |
| Copyright Owner: | Copyright 2007 The Author |
| Copyright Statement: | Scope: An Online Journal of Film Studies is the original source of the publication. |
| Additional Information: | For more information, please refer to the journal’s website (see hypertext link) or contact the author. Author contact details: d.starrs@student.qut.edu.au |