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Abstract
Extreme violence in contemporary European art cinema is generally interpreted for its affective potential, but what about the significance of the everyday that so often frames and forms the majority of these films? Why do the sudden moments of violence that punctuate films like Catherine Breillat’s Fat Girl (2001), Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible (2002) and Markus Schleinzer’s Michael (2011) seem so reliant on everyday routines and settings for their impact? Addressing these questions through a series of case-studies, and considering notorious films in their historical and philosophical context, Troubled Everyday offers the first detailed examination of the relationship between violence and the everyday in European art cinema. It calls for a re-evaluation of what gives these films such affective force, and such a prolonged grip on our imagination.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | Edinburgh |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Number of pages | 137 |
ISBN (Print) | 1474415229, 9781474415224, 9781474415231, 1474415237 |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |
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Citation in Bibliography for French and francophone cinema 2016-2017
Alison Taylor (Researcher)
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