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

[Rodney Perkins]

In addition to the Holy Week, Tenebrae is also defined as "darkness."

IHMO, Tenebrae/Unsane by Argento was awful but I only say the chopped up
version. Suspiria retains the title as the best Argento piece.


>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
>
>
>                             HONK! BLAT! SQUEE!
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