The erotic thriller in contemporary cinema /

A bold and original study, this is the first book to examine in detail a new genre which evolved since the 1980s in tandem with shifts in the culture of sexuality and the rise of video - the erotic thriller.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Williams, Linda Ruth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, ©2005.
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Table of Contents:
  • Carnal crimes: the erotic thriller from noir to the 1990s
  • Interview: producers Andrew Garroni and Walter Gernert
  • Blockbuster thrills: erotic noir in the mainstream
  • Definitions and precursors
  • Femme fatales, fall-guys and paranoid women: sexual and narrative blueprints
  • Interviews: director William Friedkin, director Brian De Palma
  • 'Meisters of porno-noir': key players in the cinematic erotic thriller. Written by Joe Eszterhas ; Directed by Paul Verhoeven ; Starring Michael Douglas
  • Interview: director Paul Verhoeven
  • Suspense in suspenders: the direct-to-video erotic thriller
  • Softcore on the sofa
  • Interview: director Gregory Dark
  • The bad and the beautiful: key players in the direct-to-video erotic thriller. Genre auteurs: Gregory Hippolyte and Jag Mundhra
  • Interview: director Jag Mundhra
  • Uncovered and undercover: issues in the direct-to-video erotic thriller
  • Interview: director Katt Shea
  • The erotic thriller's hybrid children
  • Interview: director and editor Anne Goursand
  • Afterword: on In the cut: new century, old sex?