The Aesthetization and Sexualization of Nazi Violence in US and Italian Camp Atrocity Movies (1969-1979)

Elissa Mailänder (1)

1 EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales

The author addresses the “aesthetiziation and sexualization” of National Socialist violence in American and Italian atrocity movies, for example “The Night Porter”, a popular 1974 Italian film by Liliana Cavani, controversial for its depiction of a sadomasochistic relationship between a female prisoner and a camp guard.

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; History

Elissa Mailänder. The Aesthetization and Sexualization of Nazi Violence in US and Italian Camp Atrocity Movies (1969-1979). Eleventh Biennal Lessons and Legacies Conference on the Holocaust - Expanding Perspectives on the Holocaust in a Changing World, Nov 2010, Florida Atlantic University, United States. ⟨hal-03415461⟩