Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

Rape-Revenge Films: A Critical Study

Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

238 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction feminism horror challenging dark informative slow-paced

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Often 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, Joh...

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