Films of the New French Extremity : Visceral Horror and National Identity

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Foreword / by Andrea Subissati -- Introduction -- 1. Vive la revolution! France's bloody and divided history -- 2, Cinema 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

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