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  Rape-revenge Films: a Critical Study (Paperback) By (author) Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

  

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  Short Description for Rape-revenge FilmsOften considered the lowest depth to which the cinema can plummet, the rape-revenge film has been dismissed as exploitative and sensational, catering to a demented demographic. Only on such rare occasions as Ingmar Bergman's The Virgin Spring, John Boorman's Deliverance and Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill has the rape-revenge movie transcended what is commonly assumed to be its intrinsically regress
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  • Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
  • Published: 15 July 2011
  • Format: Paperback 230 pages
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  • Categories: Films, Cinema | Film Theory & Criticism | Film: Styles & Genres
  • ISBN 13: 9780786449613 ISBN 10: 0786449616
  • Sales rank: 260,926

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• "Only on rare occasions has the rape-revenge movie transcended what is assumed to be its exploitative nature and moved into the mainstream. This overview reassesses that viewpoint by exploring a variety of themes, as well as the elements that this type of film has in common. The author discusses many films by directors from several countries"--Provided by publisher.