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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

Item Type: Article

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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Depositing User: George Larke-Walsh

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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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ORCID for George S. Larke-Walsh: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-2255-144X

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Date Deposited: 28 Jan 2021 09:46
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2023 06:28

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Author: George S. Larke-Walsh ORCID iD

University Divisions

Institute of Arts and Creative Industries > Media and Cultural Studies Workstream

Subjects

Media > Cinema and Film
Media > Film

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