Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter iii
2. Contents v
3. Figures vi
4. Acknowledgements vii
5. CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1
6. CHAPTER 2 Art and Exploitation: Crossover, Slippage and Fluidity 18
7. CHAPTER 3 Early Extremity on DVD: History, Precursors and Exploitation Auteurs 41
8. CHAPTER 4 Weekend and Cannibal Holocaust: Art, Ballyhoo and Remediation 63
9. CHAPTER 5 Salò, Or the 120 Days of Sodom and Ilsa, the Wicked Warden: Fascism, Pornography and Disgust 88
10. CHAPTER 6 Contemporary Extremity on DVD: Trends, Hard-core and Geographic Mobility 114
11. CHAPTER 7 Michael Haneke: Glaciation, Legitimacy and Transgression 139
12. CHAPTER 8 Lars von Trier: Provocation, Condemnation and Confrontation 163
13. CHAPTER 9 Conclusion 189
14. Bibliography 204
15. Index 227