Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film from Mondo to Snuff (1994) is the first book in the Creation Cinema series and deals with death in film and media.[1][2][3][4]
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| Author | David Kerekes, David Slater |
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| Language | English |
| Series | Creation Cinema series |
| Subject | film history, pop culture, snuff film |
| Publisher | Creation Books |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | paperback |
| Pages | 284 |
| ISBN | 1-871592-20-8 |
| OCLC | 9781871592207 |
| LC Class | PN1995.9.D37 K47 1995 |
| Followed by | Inside Teradome: An Illustrated History Of Freak Film |
Summary
editKilling for Culture is a look into death on film including mondo films and snuff films. It is divided into three sections, each with its own focus.
Feature film
editThis section deals with snuff films as seen in fictional movies. It starts with a chapter on the infamous 1976 film Snuff. Made by husband-and-wife team Michael Findlay and Roberta Findlay in 1971, it was left unreleased until 1976 when Allan Shackleton added a new ending, a scene depicting what was supposed to be the film crew for the preceding movie murdering one of the actresses. Shackleton marketed the film as authentic snuff and the film was a huge hit.[5]
The second chapter starts with an examination of Michael Powell's 1960 Peeping Tom. The film follows the exploits of a photographer, who in his spare time kills women while filming them. Considered obscene and depraved, even with its lack of nudity or blood, the film ruined Powell's otherwise good career.[6]
The next film looked at in this chapter is Joe D'Amato's 1976 film Emanuelle in America, part of the Black Emanuelle series. Emanuelle, played by Laura Gemser, is a photographer and journalist who investigates a snuff film and gets a little too close to the truth.
Mondo film
editThis section of the book covered mondo films, a series of exploitation "shockumentaries" that presented "actual" footage of deviant sexual activities or death. Many scenes in these films, while represented as real, were fake.
Death film
editThis section of the book discusses actual deaths caught on film, as presented through the media. One of the main subjects of the section was the broadcast suicide of Pennsylvania State Senator R. Budd Dwyer.
Notes
edit- ^ "Kier-La Janisse to Adapt & Direct KILLING FOR CULTURE Doc For Severin Films". ScreenAnarchy. 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW: "KILLING FOR CULTURE: FROM EDISON TO ISIS- A NEW HISTORY OF DEATH ON FILM" BY DAVID KEREKES AND DAVID SLATER - Cinema Retro". cinemaretro.com. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Bracken, Mike (2002-11-18). "The Horror Geek Speaks: Killing for Culture". IGN. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ "rame.net: book reviews: killing for culture". www.rame.net. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
- ^ Kerekes, David & Slater, David (1994). Killing for Culture. Creation Books. pp. 7–23. ISBN 1-871592-20-8.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Gritten, David (27 August 2010). "Michael Powell's 'Peeping Tom': the film that killed a career". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
References
edit- Creation Books/Killing For Culture (English) Creation Books Retrieved on 2008-2-28
- Gelder, Ken Killing for Culture review (English) FindArticles.com Retrieved on 2008-2-28
- Bracken, Mike Killing for Culture review Archived 2011-07-08 at the Wayback Machine (English) Culture Cartel Retrieved on 2008-2-28
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