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Gothic 1. denoting, relating to, or resembling the style of architecture that was used in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries, characterized by the lancet arch, the ribbed vault, and the flying buttress 2. of or relating to the style of sculpture, painting, or other arts as practised in W Europe from the 12th to the 16th centuries 3. of or relating to a literary style characterized by gloom, the grotesque, and the supernatural, popular esp in the late 18th century: when used of modern literature, films, etc., sometimes spelt: Gothick 4. of, relating to, or characteristic of the Goths or their language 5. of or relating to the Middle Ages 6. Gothic architecture or art 7. the extinct language of the ancient Goths, known mainly from fragments of a translation of the Bible made in the 4th century by Bishop Wulfila www.artlex.com/ArtLex/g/gothic.html www.greatbuildings.com/types/styles/gothic.html www.artcyclopedia.com/history/gothic.html How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Practically every performance, Rick Heinrichs' gothically grubby production design and the overriding, tongue-in-cheek attitude of the movie make up for any lapses in pacing and appropriateness for tiny tots the cartoonishly demented production might suffer. Filmed mostly in the flatly lit, wide-screen Technicolor that was popular at the time of Whale's death, the film also incorporates gothically staged flashback shards (the aftereffects of a stroke cause Whale to lose control of his memory, among other capabilities, throughout the story), bits from his movies and dead-on re-creations of '30s Hollywood film sets. |
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