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The New Extremism in Cinema: From France to Europe
Horeck Tanya
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Description for The New Extremism in Cinema: From France to Europe
Paperback. Through critical discussions of key films and directors, this book sheds light on debates in Film Studies regarding sexuality, violence and spectatorship, affect and ethics, and the political dimensions of extreme cinema. Editor(s): Horeck, Tanya; Kendall, Dr. Tina. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; APF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight in Grams: 380. From France to Europe. 248 pages. Editor(s): Horeck, Tanya; Kendall, Dr. Tina. Through critical discussions of key films and directors, this book sheds light on debates in Film Studies regarding sexuality, violence and spectatorship, affect and ethics, and the political dimensions of extreme cinema. Cateogry: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. BIC Classification: 1D; 1DDF; APF. Dimension: 156 x 233 x 18. Weight: 374.
This is an exploration into the darkest side of cinema. Explosive images of sex and violence in films by directors such as Catherine Breillat, Gaspar Noe, Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier have attracted media attention for the ways in which they seek to shock and provoke the spectator into powerful affective and visceral responses. This first collection of essays devoted to the new extremism in contemporary European cinema critically interrogates this highly contentious body of work and demonstrates that these films and the controversies they engender are indispensable to the critical task of rethinking the terms of spectatorship. ... Read more
This is an exploration into the darkest side of cinema. Explosive images of sex and violence in films by directors such as Catherine Breillat, Gaspar Noe, Michael Haneke and Lars von Trier have attracted media attention for the ways in which they seek to shock and provoke the spectator into powerful affective and visceral responses. This first collection of essays devoted to the new extremism in contemporary European cinema critically interrogates this highly contentious body of work and demonstrates that these films and the controversies they engender are indispensable to the critical task of rethinking the terms of spectatorship. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748679102
SKU
V9780748679102
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About Horeck Tanya
Tanya Horeck is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Anglia Ruskin University. Tina Kendall is Senior Lecturer in Film Studies at Anglia Ruskin University, where she is also Pathway Leader for the undergraduate Film Studies degree.
Reviews for The New Extremism in Cinema: From France to Europe
"'An excellent source for students of film violence. Highly recommended' (Choice)"