Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. List of Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1 Contexts and Influences 6
7. 2 Chabrol and Genres 43
8. 3 The Human Beast 72
9. 4 Family Secrets 104
10. 5 Chabrolean Spaces as Heterotopias of Crisis 118
11. 6 Through the Looking Glass: Chabrol’s Mirrors and the ‘Crystal-image’ 142
12. Conclusion: Towards an Aesthetics of Visual Opacity 161
13. Filmography 166
14. Bibliography 176
15. Index 182