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Author:   Alexandra West
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.299kg
ISBN:  

9781476663487

ISBN 10:   1476663483
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   03 June 2016
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Foreword by Andrea Subissati Introduction 1 • Vive la Révolution! France’s Bloody and Divided History 2 • Cinéma pour Tous: The Film Industry in France 3 • Time Destroys All Things: Gaspar Noé’s Carne (1991), I Stand Alone (1998) and Irréversible (2002) 4 • Body Commodification: Romance (1999), Pola X (1999) and Baise-moi (2000) 5 • In Wolf’s Clothing: Sombre (1998) and L’Humanité (1999) 6 • Fine Young Cannibals: Trouble Every Day (2001) and In My Skin (2002) 7 • Lovers in a Dangerous Time: Criminal Lovers (1999) and Twentynine Palms (2003) 8 • Without Borders: Intimacy (2001), Demonlover (2002) and Ma Mère (2004) 9 • I Won’t Let Anyone Come Between Us: High Tension (2003) 10 • Bon Voyage: Calvaire (2004), Sheitan (2006) and Frontier(s) (2007) 11 • Enfant Terrible: Them (2006) and The Pack (2009) 12 • It’s So Easy to Create a Victim: Martyrs (2008) 13 • Living Womb: Inside (2007) 14 • American Remakes in New French Extremity: The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), The Eye (2008) and Maniac (2012) Conclusion Appendix: The Business of Violence: An Interview with Colin Geddes Chapter Notes Bibliography Index

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West's persuasive text makes you want to go back and revisit this body of work from her perspective --Video Watchdog; quite a profound and thorough analysis of the extreme French art house and horror films of this movement --Fangoria; West's book is so tres fantastique that I wish it were a reference guide that covered hundreds of films --Flick Attack; fans and scholars of the New French Extremity genre will welcome Alexandra West's Films of the New French Extremity...a timely and well-researched examination of the darker side of French cinema. West's analysis is, thankfully, readable and relatable, avoiding the often suffocatingly dull academic prose found in genre studies. Films of the New French Extremity will most likely serve as the analytic lightning rod for fans and scholars of the NFE for some time to come...the first comprehensive overview and timeline of one of the most challenging genres to emerge in recent years --Bright Lights Film Journal; a comprehensive examination --ProtoView.

“West’s persuasive text makes you want to go back and revisit this body of work from her perspective”—Video Watchdog; “quite a profound and thorough analysis of the extreme French art house and horror films of this movement”—Fangoria; “West’s book is so tres fantastique that I wish it were a reference guide that covered hundreds of films”—Flick Attack; “fans and scholars of the New French Extremity genre will welcome Alexandra West’s Films of the New French Extremity...a timely and well-researched examination of the darker side of French cinema. West’s analysis is, thankfully, readable and relatable, avoiding the often suffocatingly dull academic prose found in genre studies. Films of the New French Extremity will most likely serve as the analytic lightning rod for fans and scholars of the NFE for some time to come...the first comprehensive overview and timeline of one of the most challenging genres to emerge in recent years”—Bright Lights Film Journal; “a comprehensive examination”—ProtoView.

-West's persuasive text makes you want to go back and revisit this body of work from her perspective---Video Watchdog; -quite a profound and thorough analysis of the extreme French art house and horror films of this movement---Fangoria; -West's book is so tres fantastique that I wish it were a reference guide that covered hundreds of films---Flick Attack; -fans and scholars of the New French Extremity genre will welcome Alexandra West's Films of the New French Extremity...a timely and well-researched examination of the darker side of French cinema...West's analysis is, thankfully, readable and relatable, avoiding the often suffocatingly dull academic prose found in genre studies. Films of the New French Extremity will most likely serve as the analytic lightning rod for fans and scholars of the NFE for some time to come...the first comprehensive overview and timeline of one of the most challenging genres to emerge in recent years.---Bright Lights Film Journal; -a comprehensive examination---ProtoView.

quite a profound and thorough analysis of the extreme French art house and horror films of this movement --<i>Fangoria</i>; West's book is so <i>tres fantastique</i> that I wish it were a reference guide that covered hundreds of films --<i>Flick Attack</i>.

Author Information

Alexandra West has written about genre films for The Toronto Star, Rue Morgue Magazine and Offscreen Film Journal. In 2012, she co-founded the Faculty of Horror podcast, exploring the films’ analytical side. She lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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