Cinema, Pain and Pleasure [electronic resource] : Consent and the Controlled Body /
Allen, Steven.author.
From Tattoo to Saw, this book considers mainstream cinema's representation of the viscerally dominated and marked body. Examining a shift in the late twentieth century to narratives that highlight subjection, endurance and willed-acquiescence, it probes the confluence of pain, pleasure and consent to analyse the implications of the change.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Situating the Controlled Body; 2 Bondage and Discipline, Dominance and Submission, and Sadomasochism (BDSM) at the Movies; 3 Body Modification: Beauty and the Pleasures of the Modifiable Flesh; 4 Aestheticized Pain and the Artistic Serial Killer; 5 Playing with Control; 6 Choosing Torture Instead of Submission; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Filmography; Television Programmes; Index
Includes bibliographical references, filmographies and index.
From Tattoo to Saw, this book considers mainstream cinema's representation of the viscerally dominated and marked body. Examining a shift in the late twentieth century to narratives that highlight subjection, endurance and willed-acquiescence, it probes the confluence of pain, pleasure and consent to analyse the implications of the change.
Motion pictures and television.
Motion pictures—History.
Motion pictures—United States.
Communication.
Film genres.
Motion pictures—Production and direction.
Screen Studies.
Film History.
American Cinema and TV.
Media Studies.
Genre.
Directing.