Abstract
This chapter analyses the legacy of the late Spanish actress Soledad Miranda, who up to her violent death in 1970 was considered as a ?dark star? of European popular cinema. She is best remembered for titles such as Eug�nie de Sade, She Killed in Ecstasy and Vampyros Lesbos, which paired her with the jazz musician turned director Jes�s Franco. In these films, Miranda was cast as either an undead, dying or revenge driven heroine who recounts past transgressions involving sex, violence and retribution. For an actress whose onscreen career was devoted to the macabre, perhaps such a violent demise, (met speeding along a Lisbon highway in a near identical manner to the finale of her last film) seems inevitable. The article explores how collaborations between Franco and Soledad Miranda function as a bridge between her fictional and the fatal last performances, as well as considering the dead star?s subsequent reception by film critics and online fans.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | The Films of Jess Franco |
Editors | Antonio L�zaro-Reboll, Ian Olney |
Place of Publication | Detroit |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 290-314 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780814343166 |
Publication status | Published (VoR) - 23 Jul 2018 |