Since their publication, the works of the Marquis de Sade have challenged the reading public with a philosophy of relentless physical transgression. This is the first book-length academic study by a single author that applies the philosophy of the Marquis de Sade to the analysis of a wide array of film texts. By employing Sade's controversial body-oriented philosophy within film analysis, this book provides a new understanding of notions of pain, pleasure, and the representation of the transgressive body in film. Whereas many analyses have used theory to excuse and thus dilute the power of sexual and violent images, the author has here sought to examine cinematic representations of human relations as unflinchingly as Sade did in his novels.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: The Philosophy of the Marquis de Sade
Part One: The Monster in Horror
1. Vampires
2. Zombies
3. Werewolves
Part Two: Monstrous Humans
4. Serial Killers
5. Cannibals
6. The Transhuman
Part Three: Victims
7. Women
8. Adolescents
Part Four: Sexual Transgressors
9. Sadists
10. Masochists
Conclusion
Filmography
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index