Real sex films : the new intimacy and risk in cinema /

Within the domain of film studies, the recent surge in films depicting graphic and high-impact sex and sexualized violence has been variously classified under the terms transgressive, brutal, provocative, real sex, and extreme cinema. These classifications, however, tend to underplay the films'...

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Hauptverfasser:
Tulloch, John, Middleweek, Belinda
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
Within the domain of film studies, the recent surge in films depicting graphic and high-impact sex and sexualized violence has been variously classified under the terms transgressive, brutal, provocative, real sex, and extreme cinema. These classifications, however, tend to underplay the films' sociohistorical contexts and reflexive struggle for meaning. We argue that the similarities and differences between these real or simulated sex films are determined and mediated within geographical space and historical time. This work examines this topic.
Umfang:
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2017.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index.
ISBN:
0-19-024464-X
Schlagworte:
Sex role in motion pictures.
Sex in motion pictures.
Motion pictures and globalization.
Feminism and motion pictures.
Feminist film criticism.
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