The Strange Case of Tim Burton’s Christmas
- Publication type: Journal article
- Journal: La Revue des lettres modernes
2022 – 11. Noël entre magie blanche et magie noire - Author: Menegaldo (Gilles)
- Pages: 233 to 247
- Journal: Journal of Modern Literature
- Series: Écritures jeunesse, n° 4
After having briefly evoked the beginnings of Tim Burton’s career with Disney and the context in which the film was made, this article analyses Christmas’ various modes of representation seen through the medium of the hero Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloweenland. It then examines Jack’s journey, between hubris, nemesis and redemption, before giving an account of the film’s critical reception in France.
- CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques
- ISBN: 978-2-406-14361-1
- EAN: 9782406143611
- ISSN: 0035-2136
- DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14361-1.p.0233
- Publisher: Classiques Garnier
- Online publication: 11-30-2022
- Periodicity: Monthly
- Language: French
- Keyword: Halloween, gothic, romance, comedy, animation, Disney.
