Killing For Culture

Killing For Culture

Infobox Book
name = Killing For Culture: An Illustrated History Of Death Film From Mondo To Snuff
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author = David Kerekes,David Slater
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country = U.K.
language = English
series = Creation Cinema series
subject = film history,pop culture,snuff film
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publisher = Creation Books
pub_date = 1994
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media_type = paperback
pages = 284
isbn = 1-871592-20-8
oclc = 9781871592207
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followed_by = 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.

ummary

Killing For Culture is a look into death on film including mondo films and snuff films. It's divided into three sections, each with its own focus.

Feature Film

This 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. [cite book |last=Kerekes|first=David & Slater, David |title=Killing For Culture |year=1994|publisher=Creation Books|isbn=1-871592-20-8|pages=p.7-23.]
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.

Mondo Film

Death Film

Notes

References

* [http://www.creationbooks.com/titles/1871592208.html Creation Books/Killing For Culture (English)] [http://www.creationbooks.com/ Creation Books] Retrieved on 2008-2-28
*Gelder, Ken [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_go1931/is_200206/ai_n7044475 Killing for Culture review] (English) [http://findarticles.com/ Bnet] Retrieved on 2008-2-28
*Bracken, Mike [http://www.culturecartel.com/review.php?rid=10001940 Killing for Culture review] (English) [http://www.culturecartel.com/index.php Culture Cartel] Retrieved on 2008-2-28


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