Recreational Terror by Isabel Cristina Pinedo

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“The Canal (Ivan Kavanagh 2014).” Estudios Irlandeses-Journal of Irish Studies 11 (2016): 282-285. Sanio Santos, Universidade Federal da Bahiaīarrett, Ciara. Furthermore, the results of this study may contribute to the development of further research related to Ireland’s contemporary films and society. The research method is content analysis, which is a technique to describe and examine the communicative material, in this case, a movie. This study aims at analysing the representation of the Irish family in The Canal taking into account studies about the Irish family and cinema. These contradictions raise the question of how Kavanagh portrayed the family in the postmodern horror paradigm. Places and individuals, previously considered safe and caring, can be associated with horrifying events. According to Isabel Pinedo (1997), postmodern horror films explore the terrors of everyday life and blur the limits between good and evil. The narrative contrasts with Ireland’s familist ideology and perception of the family as a harmonious haven. In this film, Kavanagh portrays the domestic environment as unstable and violent. David’s mental condition is highly questionable, as for the police he is the main suspect of the investigation. The story is about David, an archivist who believes a spirit murdered his wife, Alice. The Canal (2014) is an Irish horror film written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh. The Canal, Postmodern Horror, Family, Irish Horror Cinema Abstract

Recreational Terror by Isabel Cristina Pinedo