The films of Jess Franco / edited by Antonio Lazaro-Reboll and Ian Olney.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lazaro-Reboll, Antonio, editor.

Olney, Ian, editor.

Series:

Contemporary approaches to film and media series.

Contemporary approaches to film and media series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture producers and directors--Spain--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Franco, Jesus, 1930-2013.

Franco, Jesus.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2018]

Summary:

The first edited volume devoted to the legendary cult director Jess Franco.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

An Editorial Note on Film Titles and Dates

Introduction: The Many Faces of Jess Franco

Part I: Franco in Context

1. Before and After The Awful Dr. Orlof: Constructing a "Respectable" Jess Franco

2. Sleaze and Cinephilia: Jess Franco in the Sixties

3. "Hallo, hier spricht Jess Franco": How Franco Recoded the Krimi

Part II: Horror and Eroticism in Franco

4. Latent Durability in Jess Franco's Films: His "Horrotica"

5. Transgressive or Maladjusted? Nymphomania, Frigidity, and Lesbianism in Franco's Gothic Sexology

6. Vampires, Sex, and Transgression: Jess Franco's and Jean Rollin's "Countercinema"

7. Elective Affinities: Another Sade of Jess Franco

Part III: The Cult Reception of Franco

8. Scream Queens and Queer Dreams: The Politics of Monotony and Zoning Out in Franco's Direct-to-Video Productions

9. Endless Re-view: Jess Franco in Video Watchdog and Eyeball

10. (Re)born Again: When Jess Franco Met the Indies

11. She Kills in Ecstasy and Drives at Dangerously High Speeds: The Death Cult Stardom of Soledad Miranda

Conclusion: Finding Franco: A Quixotic Filmography

Acknowledgments

Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780814343173

0814343171

OCLC:

1047898637