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From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse - Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century (Hardcover)
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From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse - Highbrow and Lowbrow Transgression in Cinema's First Century (Hardcover)
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While there are numerous books on art and exploitation cinema, very
few attempt to examine both. Covering the first 100 years of
cinematic transgressions, From the Arthouse to the Grindhouse is a
collection of numerous essays representing key contributions to
overlooked, forgotten, or under-analyzed parts of film history.
From cult favorites like Arch Hall Jr. to revered but
under-documented marquee names like Lon Chaney, filmmakers both
major and minor are covered here. Starting with a section that
pairs exploitation pioneers like Dwain Esper alongside cutting edge
auteurs like Erich Von Stroheim, the volume documents the bleeding
edge of the high/low cultural divide. Other essays examine the
sexual melodramas of Weimer German cinema, explore the concept of
Borat as a model for the new standardized cult film, and discuss
the films of directors Tod Browning, Pier Pasolini, and Peter
Watkins. This volume also contains a section devoted to the idea of
"reality" inside and outside the documentary sphere, emphasizing
audiences' desire to believe that "this is really happening,"
whether they're horrified or titillated. Addressing many aspects of
"transgression" in cinema, these essays suggest that the distance
between the venues and the audiences may not be quite as wide as
viewers might imagine.
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