TY - JOUR
T1 - Virgins, Vixens, Vamps and Victims: François Ozon's 8 Femmes and the sexual (sub-)texts of French popular culture
AU - Pegrum, Mark
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The article explores François Ozon's 2001 film "8 Femmes" which depicted love and desire, virginity and pregnancy, bisexuality and lesbianism, sadomasochism and prostitution. The sociocultural background of the film is examined. The plot of the film is discussed. The article observes both feminism and lesbian activism in the film. It examined postmodernist sexualities and guerrilla warfare. It investigates the successes and failures of evolving theories and practices through the decades of French popular cultural production. It suggests the important achievement of Ozon..
AB - The article explores François Ozon's 2001 film "8 Femmes" which depicted love and desire, virginity and pregnancy, bisexuality and lesbianism, sadomasochism and prostitution. The sociocultural background of the film is examined. The plot of the film is discussed. The article observes both feminism and lesbian activism in the film. It examined postmodernist sexualities and guerrilla warfare. It investigates the successes and failures of evolving theories and practices through the decades of French popular cultural production. It suggests the important achievement of Ozon..
U2 - 10.3828/AJFS.42.1.76
DO - 10.3828/AJFS.42.1.76
M3 - Article
SN - 0004-9468
VL - 42
SP - 76
EP - 93
JO - Australian Journal of French Studies
JF - Australian Journal of French Studies
IS - 1
ER -
