![]() ![]() In entering them, Stan risks getting lost and never coming out the other side.Ĭircular symbolism seems most explicit in the spins of an imposing Ferris wheel. His “Nightmare Alley” is a movie of psychological tunnels and downward spirals. Even those unfamiliar with one or both materials can detect the cyclical parable del Toro establishes through his understanding and repurposing of noir tropes, both visual and thematic. ![]() That we can infer exactly where Stan's road leads isn’t just because of Edmund Goulding’s 1947 film adaptation or William Lindsay Gresham’s original novel.
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