The Family Curse: Mafia Identity as Inheritance in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral
Larke-Walsh, George S. (2012) The Family Curse: Mafia Identity as Inheritance in Abel Ferrara's The Funeral. Journal of Popular Film and Television, 40 (2). pp. 75-82. ISSN 0195-6051
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Abstract
This article examines the presentation of Mafia identity in The Funeral as it reflects or contradicts genre conventions and cultural mythologies of the Italian American Mafia in cinema. The film is a compelling display of the destructive force of excessive ideals in masculine behavior.
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| Item ID: 13048 |
| Identification Number: https://doi.org/10.1080/01956051.2011.636393 |
| ISSN: 0195-6051 |
| URI: http://sure.sunderland.ac.uk/id/eprint/13048 | Official URL: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01956... |
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| Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2021 09:46 |
| Last Modified: 02 Jun 2025 15:34 |
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George S. Larke-Walsh
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Media > Cinema and FilmMedia > Film
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