Violent Women in Contemporary Cinema
Violent Women in Contemporary Cinema explores the representation of homicidal women in six contemporary films: Antichrist (Lars von Trier, 2009), Trouble Every Day (Claire Denis, 2001), Baise-moi (Coralie Thinh Thi and Virginie Despentes, 2000), Heavenly
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Violent Women in Contemporary Cinema Janice Loreck Teaching Associate, Monash University, Australia
VIOLENT WOMEN IN CONTEMPORARY CINEMA
© Janice Loreck, 2016 Softcover reprint of the hardcover 1st edition 2016 978-1-137-52507-9 All rights reserved. No reproduction, copy or transmission of this publication may be made without written permission. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, copied or transmitted save with written permission. In accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, or under the terms of any licence permitting limited copying issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, Saffron House, 6–10 Kirby Street, London EC1N 8TS. Any person who does any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages. First published 2016 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN The author has asserted her right to be identified as the author of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. Palgrave Macmillan in the UK is an imprint of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan in the US is a division of Nature America, Inc., One New York Plaza, Suite 4500 New York, NY 10004-1562. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. ISBN 978-1-349-70707-2 E-PDF ISBN: 978-1-137-52508-6 DOI: 10.1057/9781137525086 Distribution in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world is by Palgrave Macmillan®, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. A catalogue record for the book is available from the British Library Names: Loreck, Janice, 1986– Title: Violent women in contemporary cinema / Janice Loreck. Description: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015040554 | Subjects: LCSH: Women in motion pictures. | Violence in motion pictures. Classification: LCC PN1995.9.W6 L68 2016 | DDC 791.43/6522—dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015040554 Typeset by MPS Limited, Chennai, India.
Contents List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgements
vii
Introduction
1
1. Horror, Hysteria and Female Malaise: Antichrist
18
2. Science, Sensation and the Female Monster: Trouble Every Day
36
3. Sex and Self-Expression: Fatal Women in Baise-moi
54
4. Romance and the Lesbian Couple: Heavenly Creatures
75
5. Film Biography and the Female Killer: Monster
100
6. Evincing the Interior: Violent Femininity in The Reader
122
Conclusion
142
Notes
153
Bibliography
160
Selected Filmography
171
Index
174
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List of Illustrations All images are the author’s own screenshots. 1.1
The Woman experiences a panic attack; Antichrist (2009)
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1.2
Acorns fall during a high-speed sequence; Antichrist (2009)
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2.1
Coré as femme fatale; Tr
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