Cannibal holocaust / Calum Waddell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Waddell, Calum, author.

Series:

Devil's advocates.

Liverpool scholarship online.

Devil's advocates

Liverpool scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Horror films--Italy--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Cannibal holocaust (Motion picture).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (107 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.

Summary:

'Cannibal Holocaust' is one of the most controversial horror films ever made. Despite not achieving huge success when it was first released, the Italian production found an audience on home video in the 1980s and became a 'must-see' for connoisseurs of extreme cinema. Indeed, the film's foremost legacy is in the United Kingdom, where it obtained its reputation as one of the most harrowing and offensive 'video nasties' - a term used to refer to a group of films deemed to be 'obscene' by the Department of Public Prosecutions. However, as the years have progressed, 'Cannibal Holocaust' has been re-evaluated, mainly as the forefather of the 'found footage' film, and recent home video re-releases have added some valuable perspective to the onscreen violence with extensive cast and crew interviews.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 19, 2021).

Previously issued in print: Leighton Buzzard: Auteur, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-80085-065-4

1-80034-258-6

1-80034-742-1