Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study, 2d ed.

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McFarland, Apr 12, 2021 - Performing Arts - 207 pages

Often considered the lowest depth to which cinema can plummet, the rape-revenge film is broadly dismissed as fundamentally exploitative and sensational, catering only to a demented, regressive demographic. This second edition, ten years after the first, continues the assessment of these films and the discourse they provoke. Included is a new chapter about women-directed rape-revenge films, a phenomenon that--revitalized since #MeToo exploded in late 2017--is a filmmaking tradition with a history that transcends a contemporary context.

Featuring both famous and unknown movies, controversial and widely celebrated filmmakers, as well as rape-revenge cinema from around the world, this revised edition demonstrates that diverse and often contradictory treatments of sexual violence exist simultaneously.

 

Contents

Preface to the Second Edition
1
Introduction
9
Chapter One The RapeRevenge Film Canon
25
Chapter Two The RapeRevenge Film Across Genres
55
Chapter Three The RapeRevenge Film Around the World
97
Chapter Four Women Directed RapeRevenge Films
152
Afterword
175
Chapter Notes
179
Bibliography
191
Index
197
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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas is an award-winning Australian film critic, author and academic who has written eight books on cult, horror and exploitation cinema with an emphasis on gender politics. She is a research fellow at RMIT University and an adjunct professor at Deakin University, both in Melbourne, Australia.

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