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Analizando el psico-horror en el cine español del nuevo milenio. Estudio comparativo entre ‘Plenilunio’ y ‘Caníbal’

2017; Facultad de Comunicación y Relaciones Internacionales Blanquerna, Universidad Ramon Llull; Issue: 41 Linguagem: Inglês

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Irene Raya Bravo, Irene Liberia Vayá,

Media, Journalism, and Communication History

El presente articulo revisa la figura del asesino en serie en la cinematografia espanola, reflejando la destacada variedad generica y tambien los rasgos “locales” que caracterizan al psico-horror nacional, como son la tendencia a lo comico, las referencias a tradiciones culturales propias o la inclusion del contexto politico-social. Para ello, se abordan primero en el plano teorico los aspectos fundamentales de este genero y se recogen, a continuacion, algunos de los titulos mas relevantes del cine criminal espanol, poniendo el foco en aquellos filmes que, de manera creciente a partir de los noventa y siguiendo una tendencia internacional, incluyen en sus tramas al serial killer. Posteriormente, de entre la gran variedad de subgeneros en los que se enmarcan las peliculas espanolas sobre homicidas multiples, se escogen dos de ellas (Plenilunio y Canibal) para realizar un analisis comparado en el plano narrativo, estetico y de personaje, que profundiza en algunas de las tendencias expresadas en la reflexion teorica y arroja luz sobre el panorama contemporaneo del psycho-thriller espanol. Analysing the Psycho-Horror Genre in the Spanish New Millennium Cinema. A Comparative Study between ‘Plenilunio’ and ‘Canibal’ This paper examines the figure of the serial killer in Spanish films, illustrating the remarkable variety of film genres in which it is represented, as well as the specific characteristics that typify Spanish psycho-horror. Included among these attributes are the importance of the comic tone, the inclusion of cultural traditions and the presence of political and social references. To this end, the fundamental aspects of psycho-horror films are theoretically examined and some of the most relevant Spanish crime thrillers are then considered. Specifically, this study delves into those films that, following an increasing international trend that emerged in the 1990s, include the serial killer as a main character. From among the wide range of subgenres that encompass Spanish serial killer films, two of them (Plenilunio and Canibal) have been selected for comparison through a deep analysis focused on character development, the narrative sphere and the aesthetic dimension. This analytical section relates the study cases to the previously discussed theoretical tendencies, and sheds light on the context of the contemporary Spanish psycho-thriller.