Product Description: <p>Art cinema has always had an aura of the erotic, with the term being at times a euphemism for European films that were more explicit than their American counterparts. This focus on sexuality, whether buried or explicit, has meant a recurrence of the theme of rape, nearly as ubiquitous as in mainstream film...read more

Product Description: 'A Zoo of Lusts...A Harem of Fondled Hatred: A Historical Interrogation of Sexual Violence against Women in Film' explores the pernicious nature of rape in films from the silent era to the 21st century. This book addresses three major questions: why does rape persist as a recurring theme in film, how is this subject manifested in film and what does this manifestation say about the act of rape itself, its victims, its perpetrators and our culture? Rape is a sexual manifestation of aggression with the purpose to overpower, humiliate, and hurt its victim...read more

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The image of women in films in the past and present is discussed and the roles played by various stars are highlighted