New French Extremity
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New French Extremity is a controversial wave of contemporary French films known for their transgressive, graphic depictions of sex and violence and their exploration of psychological and bodily extremes.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| New French Extremity canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cinematic trend
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film movement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
accused of gratuitous violence
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debated in film theory ⓘ polarizing ⓘ praised for formal innovation ⓘ |
| explores |
limits of representation
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relationship between body and identity ⓘ social and political anxieties in contemporary France ⓘ spectator complicity in violence ⓘ |
| genre |
art film
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exploitation film ⓘ horror cinema ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
ambiguous morality
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art-house aesthetics ⓘ bleak tone ⓘ body horror ⓘ boundary-pushing imagery ⓘ claustrophobic spaces ⓘ controversial subject matter ⓘ depictions of bodily fluids ⓘ depictions of sexual violence ⓘ depictions of torture ⓘ emphasis on sensory impact ⓘ explicit sexuality ⓘ focus on corporeality ⓘ focus on female suffering ⓘ focus on marginalized characters ⓘ graphic medical imagery ⓘ graphic violence ⓘ influence from art-house traditions ⓘ influence from exploitation cinema ⓘ influence from horror cinema ⓘ interrogation of spectatorship ⓘ limited use of non-diegetic music ⓘ long takes ⓘ low-key lighting ⓘ meta-cinematic elements ⓘ minimalist narratives ⓘ narrative ambiguity ⓘ naturalistic performances ⓘ nihilistic themes ⓘ open endings ⓘ psychological extremity ⓘ themes of alienation ⓘ themes of identity dissolution ⓘ themes of trauma ⓘ transgressive content ⓘ unflinching realism ⓘ urban settings ⓘ use of shock as aesthetic strategy ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
contemporary horror cinema
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international extreme cinema ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Baise-moi
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Frontier(s) NERFINISHED ⓘ High Tension NERFINISHED ⓘ In My Skin NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside NERFINISHED ⓘ Inside (À l’intérieur) NERFINISHED ⓘ Irreversible NERFINISHED ⓘ Martyrs NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheitan NERFINISHED ⓘ Them NERFINISHED ⓘ Trouble Every Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
academic analysis
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film criticism ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
2000s
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early 2010s ⓘ late 1990s ⓘ |
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