Violent Women in Contemporary Cinema

Janice Loreck is a Teaching Associate in the School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University.

• Introduction1. Horror, Hysteria and Female Malaise: Antichrist2. Science, Sensation and the Woman as Monster: Trouble Every Day3. Sex and Self-Expression: Fatal Women in Baise-moi4. Romance and the Lesbian Couple: Heavenly Creatures5. Film Biography and the Female Killer: Monster6. Evincing the Interior: Violent Femininity in The Reader Conclusion

"Violent men in film are usually received without comment, whereas violent women are suspect and thus the victims of a double standard. ... they are some of the most important works currently being created, and they deserve a wider audience. This thoughtful, well-written book gives them the deft and detailed consideration due them. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (G. A. Foster, Choice, Vol. 54 (2), October, 2016)