Extreme Cinema: The Transgressive Rhetoric of Today's Art Film Culture

From Shortbus to Shame and from Oldboy to Irreversible , film festival premieres regularly make international headlines for their shockingly graphic depictions of sex and violence. Extreme Cinema draws from interviews with film festival programmers, distributors, critics, and directors to demonstrate how these seemingly transgressive films actually operate within a strict set of codes and conventions, translating global notoriety into success within a competitive marketplace, and perpetuating a system that runs on ... Read More

From Shortbus to Shame and from Oldboy to Irreversible , film festival premieres regularly make international headlines for their shockingly graphic depictions of sex and violence. Extreme Cinema draws from interviews with film festival programmers, distributors, critics, and directors to demonstrate how these seemingly transgressive films actually operate within a strict set of codes and conventions, translating global notoriety into success within a competitive marketplace, and perpetuating a system that runs on provocation. Read Less

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  	This is a digital edition of this title. Buy eBook Lifetime Access: $40.95 Title: Extreme Cinema by Mattias Frey Publisher: Rutgers University Press Print ISBN: 9780813576503, 0813576504 eText ISBN: 9780813576527 Edition: 2016 Format: PDF eBook	$40.95 Buy eBook This is a digital eBook Nothing will be shipped to you Works with web browsers and the VitalSource app on all Windows, Mac, Chromebook, Kindle Fire, iOS, and Android devices Most eBooks are returnable within 14 days of purchase Questions? See our eBook FAQ