Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ix
Foreword Andrea Subissati 1
Introduction 5
1 Vive la Révolution! France's Bloody and Divided History 13
2 Cinéma pour Tous: The Film Industry in France 32
3 Time Destroys All Things: Gaspar Noé's Came (1991), I Stand Alone (1998) and Irréversible (2002) 45
4 Body Commodification: Romance (1999), Pola X (1999) and Baise-moi (2000) 56
5 In Wolf's Clothing: Sombre (1998) and L'Humanité (1999) 70
6 Fine Young Cannibals: Trouble Every Day (2001) and In My Skin (2002) 81
7 Lovers in a Dangerous Time: Criminal Lovers (1999) and Twentynine Palms (2003) 93
8 Without Borders: Intimacy (2001), Demonlover (2002) and Ma Mère (2004) 104
9 I Won't Let Anyone Come Between Us: High Tension (2003) 116
10 Bon Voyage: Calvaire (2004), Sheitan (2006) and Frontier(s) (2007) 124
11 Enfant Terrible: Them (2006) and The Pack (2009) 135
12 It's So Easy to Create a Victim: Martyrs (2008) 147
13 Living Womb: Inside (2007) 154
14 American Remakes in New French Extremity: The Hills Have Eyes (2006), Mirrors (2008), The Eye (2008) and Maniac (2012) 161
Conclusion 175
Appendix: The Business of Violence: An Interview with Colin Geddes 179
Chapter Notes 189
Bibliography 197
Index 201