Rape in Art Cinema [Paperback]

Art cinema has always had an aura of the erotic, with the term being at times a euphemism for European films that were more explicit than their American counterparts. This focus on sexuality, whether buried or explicit, has meant a recurrence of the theme of rape, nearly as ubiquitous as in mainstream film.

This anthology explores the representation of rape in art cinema. Its aim is to highlight the prevalence and multiple functions of rape in this prestigious mode of filmmaking as well as to question the meaning of?its ubiquity and versatility.Rape in Art Cinematakes an interdisciplinary approach, bringing together recognized figures such as historian Joanna Burke, philosopher Ann J. Cahill, and film scholars Martin Barker, Tanya Horeck and Scott Mackenzie alongside emerging voices. It is international in scope, with contributors from Canada, the U.S. and Britain coming together to investigate the representation of rape in some of cinema's most cherished films.

Introduction: Why Rape?Dominique Russell

I. Canonical Works and Auteurs

1. Screen/Memory: Rape and Its Alibis in Last Year at MarienbadLynn A.Higgins,Comparative Literature, Dartmouth College

2. Kurosawa's Rashomon and Oshima's The Man Left His Will on Film Eugenie Brinkema, Modern Culture and Media, Brown University

3. Bu?uel: Stories, Desire and the Question of RapeDominique Russell

4. Materiality and Metaphor: Rape in Anne Claire Poirier's Mourir ? tue-t?te and Jean-Luc Godard's WeekendShana MacDonald,Communication and Culture, York University

5. Rape and Marriage: Die Marquise von O and Breaking the Waves Victoria Anderson,Visual Cultures, Goldsmiths College, University of London

6. Rough Awakenings: Unconscious Women and Rape in Kill Bill and Talk to Her Adriana Novoa,Humanities, University of South Florida

II. ElãÜ