Films of the New French Extremity

Visceral Horror and National Identity (livre en anglais)

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de Alexandra West

Type

Etudes

Sujet

Pays > France

Mots Clés

cinéma français, Horreur, violence

Année d'édition

2016

Editeur

McFarland & Co

Collection

(hors collection)

Langue

anglais

Taille du livre

Format

Broché • 216 pages • 29 €
15 x 23 cm

ISBN

978-1-4766-6348-7

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Description de l'ouvrage :
The films of the New French Extremity have been reviled by critics but adored by fans and filmmakers. Known for graphically brutal depictions of sex and violence, the subgenre emerged from the French art-house scene in the late 1990s and became a cult phenomenon, eventually merging into the horror genre where it became associated with American torture porn.

Decidedly French in flavor, the films seek to reveal the dark side of French society. This book provides an in-depth study of New French Extremity, focusing on such films as Trouble Every Day (2001), Irreversible (2002), Twentynine Palms (2003), High Tension (2003) and Martyrs (2008). The author explores the social implications of cinematic cruelty presented not as "violent films" but as "films about violence."

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