The Shadow Out of Berkeley Square

Lovecraft and his favorite movie

Authors

  • Yuri Garcia Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ); Universidade Estácio de Sá (UNESA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46391/ALCEU.v21.ed45.2021.191

Keywords:

Lovecraft, Berkeley Square, Cinema, Literatura

Abstract

The present work seeks to analyze the relationship between the film Berkeley Square (1933) and the work of the American writer H. P. Lovecraft. Although he was not a great admirer of cinema, the film analyzed seems to have been a case in which the author was impacted by the story to the point of using it as inspiration for some of his ideas. The tale The Shadow Out of Time (1936) seems to have been the lovecraftian version of Berkeley Square and the relation between the works is, in fact, curious. Here, we will present a bit about the author and the movie quoted so we can better understand how this curious dialogue takes place. The rich mythology of Lovecraft is always a curious terrain to be investigated, and in this case, an unusual inspiration in a film provides us with interesting material about the writer.

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Published

2021-12-16

How to Cite

Garcia, Y. (2021). The Shadow Out of Berkeley Square: Lovecraft and his favorite movie. Revista ALCEU, 21(45), 51–71. https://doi.org/10.46391/ALCEU.v21.ed45.2021.191

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