Offensive Films: Toward an Anthropology of Cinema Vomitif

by Mikita Brottman

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The films discussed in this book have been labeled cin ma vomitif because they induce a visceral response in their audience. They are an underground hybrid of slasher movies, exploitation films, and shock-u-mentaries. Taking a serious look at a taboo subject, Brottman argues that these scandalous films are of far more substance than has been previously assumed. Their consistent appeal to our repressed appetites, libidinal instincts, and fascination...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:031330033X

ISBN13:9780313300332

Release Date:July 1997

Publisher:Praeger

Length:224 Pages

Weight:1.18 lbs.

Dimensions:1.7" x 6.4" x 9.5"

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