Irreversible

Nonfiction, Entertainment, Performing Arts
Cover of the book Irreversible by Tim Palmer, Macmillan Education UK
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Tim Palmer ISBN: 9781137478627
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK Publication: December 12, 2014
Imprint: Red Globe Press Language: English
Author: Tim Palmer
ISBN: 9781137478627
Publisher: Macmillan Education UK
Publication: December 12, 2014
Imprint: Red Globe Press
Language: English

Gaspar Noé's Irreversible is uncompromising and visceral, an essential piece of modern cinema. Punctuated by dazzling avant-garde techniques, the film depicts, in reverse-chronological order, a woman's rape and her boyfriend and friend's subsequent hunt for vengeance through the underworld of Paris. Confrontational yet influential, Irreversible has polarized audiences since its release in 2002, making it until now almost impossible to study dispassionately.

This first book-length study of Irreversible situates Noé's work in the ecosystem of contemporary French media, exploring how Irreversible and a larger-scale cinéma du corps actually inspired France's film resurgence in the early twenty-first century. From there, Palmer shows Irreversible to be one of the most subversive star vehicles in recent world cinema, in the form of its iconic lead performers, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Albert Dupontel. Investigating the spectrum of reactions created by Noé's film — through its pugnacious stylistic design, its on-screen deconstruction of Paris, its international critical reception and its unexpectedly utopian counterpoints to violence and despair — the book generates a new rational dialogue about Irreversible that challenges any instinct simply to reject or condemn it.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Gaspar Noé's Irreversible is uncompromising and visceral, an essential piece of modern cinema. Punctuated by dazzling avant-garde techniques, the film depicts, in reverse-chronological order, a woman's rape and her boyfriend and friend's subsequent hunt for vengeance through the underworld of Paris. Confrontational yet influential, Irreversible has polarized audiences since its release in 2002, making it until now almost impossible to study dispassionately.

This first book-length study of Irreversible situates Noé's work in the ecosystem of contemporary French media, exploring how Irreversible and a larger-scale cinéma du corps actually inspired France's film resurgence in the early twenty-first century. From there, Palmer shows Irreversible to be one of the most subversive star vehicles in recent world cinema, in the form of its iconic lead performers, Vincent Cassel, Monica Bellucci, and Albert Dupontel. Investigating the spectrum of reactions created by Noé's film — through its pugnacious stylistic design, its on-screen deconstruction of Paris, its international critical reception and its unexpectedly utopian counterpoints to violence and despair — the book generates a new rational dialogue about Irreversible that challenges any instinct simply to reject or condemn it.

More books from Macmillan Education UK

Cover of the book Health Studies by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Key Concepts in Accounting and Finance by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Working Across Difference by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book The Good Supervisor by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Murder and Mayhem by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Psychiatric Drugs by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Beowulf by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Racism, Class and the Racialized Outsider by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Working with Children in Groups by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Promoting Equality by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Information History in the Modern World by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Measure for Measure by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Counselling and Psychotherapy for Families in Times of Illness and Death by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book Beyond the Risk Paradigm in Mental Health Policy and Practice by Tim Palmer
Cover of the book The Scientific Revolution and the Origins of Modern Science by Tim Palmer
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy