Why does Pynchon.... (was Re: TWILIGHT OF THE IDOL)

[Thomas Eckhardt]

At 00:01 05.09.1997 -0400, Davemarc wrote:

>I've been wondering how much of a link there might be between Tenebrae and
>the Dario Argento character of the same name.  Trouble is, I haven't seen
>the film Tenebrae/Unsane yet.  So, though I've read a little something
>about it that suggests that there's a Gothic connection, I'm not as clear
>on that as I am about links between Citizens Mason & Kane, and Rebecca &
>Rebekah....
>
>davemarc
>
"Tenebrae" in Dario Argento's "Tenebrae/Unsane" (which, by the way, contains
some of the most shocking moments I've seen in film; but as with all Argento
films you should try to get the uncut version) is not a character but a
crime novel written by the protagonist. 

I believe that someone has pointed out before that "tenebrae" refers to the
Holy Week, and I am sure that there is something to be made out of this
connection. The allusion seems to be to the period of time in which Christ
is in the state of death. And there are, as far as I can remember, numerous
instances in the novel where somebody refers to the Resurrection, for
example on page 204/205.  
Thomas Eckhardt


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