@ARTICLE{Villamandos_Alberto_Irrationalism_2023, author={Villamandos, Alberto}, number={No 1}, pages={137-147}, journal={Kwartalnik Neofilologiczny}, howpublished={online}, year={2023}, publisher={Wydział I Nauk Humanistycznych i Społecznych PAN i Uniwersytet Warszawski}, abstract={Álex de la Iglesia’s film, Balada triste de trompeta (2010) explores historical trauma and collective memory of the Spanish Civil war through clown figures adapted to the grotesque aesthetic of esperpento. Besides the use of popular culture motifs, this article focuses on how notions of the mythical trickster and classical philosophy and melancholy combine in a dark humor subversive work.}, type={Artykuły / Articles}, title={Irrationalism and melancholy in Balada triste de trompeta}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/127483/PDF/2023-01-KNEO-13.pdf}, doi={10.24425/kn.2023.144971}, keywords={Balada triste de trompeta, Alex de Iglesia, grotesque, esperpento, Spanish Civil War (1936–1939)}, }