--- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Jay Gertzman
<jgertzma@...> wrote:
>
> Gidget is the ultimate femme fatale, maybe the Whore
of Babylon. The
> circus is a kind of Babylon, and as critic Mikita
Brottman pointed out
> in her study of the movie _Freaks_, the carnival is
a place where the
> human body is on display, subject to cheap and
inconsequential
invasion
> in the cooch shows (or so the marks, clems, and
gilhooies think).
>
> I think the main inspiration for the book might have
been _Postman_ and
> _Double Indemnity_ (innocence/guilt, betrayal,
manipulation, and
> consequences of bad choices). I like Freezer Burn
even better than
> another circus noir, _Nightmare Alley_.
Fans of FREEZER BURN might also like the now-cancelled HBO
show CARNIVALE. It had more of a horror/fantasy flavour
(particularly in its second season), but it also has many
religious references, including an episode called
'Babylon'.
Paul
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