| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Art and exploitation: crossover, slippage and fluidity -- Early extremity on DVD: history, precursors and exploitation auteurs -- Weekend and Cannibal Holocaust: art, Ballyhoo and remediation -- Salò, Or the 120 Days of Sodom and Ilsa, the Wicked Warden: fascism, pornography and disgust -- Contemporary extremity on DVD: trends, hard-core and geographic mobility -- Michael Haneke: glaciation, legitimacy and transgression -- Lars von Trier: provocation, condemnation and confrontation -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Using paratextual theory to address the accusations of gimmickry often directed towards extreme art films, Cultivating Extreme Art Cinema focuses upon the DVD and Blu-ray object, analysing how sleeve designs, blurbs, and special features shape the identity of the film |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Experimental films.
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Exploitation films.
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DVD-Video discs.
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Violence in motion pictures.
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Sex in motion pictures.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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DVD-Video discs
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Experimental films
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Exploitation films
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Sex in motion pictures
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Violence in motion pictures
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2018289101 |
| ISBN |
9781474427395 |
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1474427391 |
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9781474427401 |
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1474427405 |
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9781474453554 |
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1474453554 |
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