Irreversible
Published on 12. December 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-0-230-33697-1 (ISBN)
Description
A critical study of Gasper Noe's Irreversible (2002) in the context of cinema du corps, which seeks to scrutinise the controversies that surround the film and analyse its deliberately incoherent, confrontational style.
Reviews / Votes
"This is an illuminating and highly original study of one of contemporary French cinema's most uncompromising and provocative films . . the book offers an in-depth account of Irréversible's production and distribution history, as well as a brief overview of the film's critical reception in France, North America, and Europe. . the book is a particularly valuable resource for students and scholars of cinema . ." (Tina Kendall, Oxford University Press Journals - French Studies, Vol. 71, January, 2017)More details
Series
Edition
2014
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
249 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-33697-1 (9780230336971)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-47862-7
Schweitzer Classification
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Person
Tim Palmer is Professor of Film Studies at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, USA. He is the author of Brutal Intimacy: Analyzing Contemporary French Cinema (Wesleyan University Press, 2011), and co-editor of Directory of World Cinema: France (Intellect, 2013). His research has been supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Content
1. Civilization and Its Discontents: Irreversible in the French Film Ecosystem.- 2. Irreversible and the Cinéma du corps.- 3. Gaspar Noé: Alone Against Everything.- 4. Noé Destroys All Things: Irreversible's Narrative and Stylistic Design.- 5. Cassel, Bellucci, Dupontel: Irreversible as Rogue Star Vehicle.- 6. All of the Evil of This World: Irreversible's Critical Reception in France, the UK, and North America.- 7. Bellucci's Body: From Rape to Reverence.