Killing For Culture
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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.
s. It's divided into three sections, each with its own focus.
s 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.
The second chapter starts with an examinaion 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.
The next film looked at in this chapter is Joe D'Amato's
1976 film Emanuelle In America
, part of the Emanuelle
series. Emanualle, played by Laura Gemser
, is a photographer and journalist who investigates a snuff film and gets a little too close to the truth.
Creation Cinema series
The Creation Cinema series from Creation Books is a collection of books dealing with film history and pop culture.-Creation Cinema books:*Killing for Culture: An Illustrated History of Death Film from Mondo to Snuff...
and deals with death in film and media.
Summary
Killing For Culture is a look into death on film including mondo films and snuff filmSnuff film
A snuff film is a motion picture genre that depicts the actual death or murder of a person or people, without the aid of special effects, for the express purpose of distribution and entertainment or financial exploitation. For-profit snuff films are generally regarded as an urban legend, whose...
s. It's divided into three sections, each with its own focus.
Feature Film
This section deals with snuff filmSnuff film
A snuff film is a motion picture genre that depicts the actual death or murder of a person or people, without the aid of special effects, for the express purpose of distribution and entertainment or financial exploitation. For-profit snuff films are generally regarded as an urban legend, whose...
s as seen in fictional movies.
It starts with a chapter on the infamous 1976 film Snuff. Made by husband-and-wife team Michael Findlay
Michael Findlay
Michael Findlay, along with his wife Roberta Findlay, directed and produced numerous sexploitation movies. They have been described as "the most notorious filmmakers in the annals of sexploitation"....
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.
The second chapter starts with an examinaion of Michael Powell's
Michael Powell (director)
Michael Latham Powell was a renowned English film director, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger...
1960 Peeping Tom
Peeping Tom (film)
Peeping Tom is a 1960 British psychological thriller directed by Michael Powell and written by the World War II cryptographer and polymath Leo Marks. The title derives from the slang expression 'peeping Tom' describing a voyeur...
. 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.
The next film looked at in this chapter is Joe D'Amato's
Joe D'Amato
Joe D'Amato, was a prolific Italian filmmaker who directed roughly 200 films, usually at the same time acting as producer and cinematographer, and sometimes providing the script as well...
1976 film Emanuelle In America
Black Emanuelle
Black Emanuelle is an Italian softcore sexploitation film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of the French film Emmanuelle, which was released the year before...
, part of the Emanuelle
Black Emanuelle
Black Emanuelle is an Italian softcore sexploitation film from 1975, the first in a series made to cash in on the success of the French film Emmanuelle, which was released the year before...
series. Emanualle, played by Laura Gemser
Laura Gemser
Laurette Marcia "Laura" Gemser is a Dutch-based actress of Indo descent, now Italian citizen. She is known for her work with director Joe D'Amato and Bruno Mattei, in particular, for doing a set of exploitation-style and Black Emanuelle films.Gemser has also been credited as Moira Chen, most...
, is a photographer and journalist who investigates a snuff film and gets a little too close to the truth.