Dissecting Cannibal Holocaust.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wardinski, Nathan, author.

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Series:

Lexington Books horror studies.

Lexington Books horror studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Deodato, Ruggero, 1939-2022--Criticism and interpretation.

Deodato, Ruggero.

Cannibal holocaust (Motion picture).

Journalism in motion pictures.

Motion pictures--Italy--History--20th century.

Motion pictures.

Exploitation films--Italy--History and criticism.

Exploitation films.

Horror films--Italy--History and criticism.

Horror films.

Cannibalism in motion pictures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (0 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2024.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, [2024]

Summary:

Dissecting Cannibal Holocaust examines the layers of Ruggero Deodato's controversial horror film including its relevance to cinematic and literary history, anthropology, nature studies, ethics and censorship, media and journalism, documentary filmmaking, representations of post-colonialism, and genre cinema.

Contents:

The making and release of Cannibal holocaust

Narrative, genre, and the roots of Cannibal holocaust

Character and culture in Cannibal holocaust

Nature and Cannibal holocaust

Anthropophagy and Cannibal holocaust

The film form of Cannibal holocaust

The media and Cannibal holocaust

The horror of Cannibal holocaust

The ethics of Cannibal holocaust

The future of Cannibal holocaust.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 06, 2024).

ISBN:

979-82-16-43244-9

1-66691-403-7

OCLC:

1429725539