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.
"This is a comprehensive, multi-modal study of an important, if difficult film. Anyone interested in contemporary French cinema should read this intelligent, well-written book - even if they don't like Irreversible." - Alan Williams, Professor of Cinema Studies, Rutgers University, USA, and author of Republic of Images: A History of French Filmmaking "Irreversible is as scandalous and indispensable as any movie of our time. Palmer's outstanding study reveals it as both a consummation of contemporary French film and a profoundly original achievement in cinematic shock and awe." - David Sterritt, Adjunct Professor, Maryland Institute College of Art, USA, and editor-in-chief of Quarterly Review of Film and Video
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.
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*
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