#New French Extremity

[perestroika-hilton]

Martyrs (2008)

[arrayed-in-purple]

𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐬 (𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟖)

𝐃𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫: 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐋𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐫

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[maxinefuckingminx]

Le temps détruit tout

IRRÉVERSIBLE (2002) dir. Gaspar Noé

[esqueletosgays]

MARTYRS (2008)

Director: Pascal Laugier Cinematography: Stéphane Martin & Nathalie Moliavko-Visotzky

[ohmelinoe]

À l'intérieur (2007), dir. Alexandre Bustillo & Julien Maury

[anderbingus]

anaïs reboux & roxane mesquida in catherine breillat’s profound exploration and critique on the sexual manipulation of teenage girls under a patriarchal society, Á MA SŒUR / FAT GIRL (2001)

[chromafry]

gentle skin to skin contact is a rare gift in this movie . lucie’s [human] voice gave anna the power to persevere, not the closeness to seeing something otherworldly. the voice of god and the voice of lucie are similar in what they inspire; human connection is instinctive to want and the voice of a friend and the feeling of love is endlessly more (traditionally positively) moving than a mystical idea emphasizing the loss of life

[regenfaule]

never too niche for tumblr, right??? i’m so normal about martyrs, i swear.

[margielabomber]

FUNNY GAMES DIR. MICHAEL HANEKE (1997)

[judascr4dle]

Not enough French extremity enjoyers in this world. I'm afraid I'll have to build the raw and martyrs fandom from the ground up. Who's with me

[cronennerd]

Béatrice Dalle as La Femme in Inside (2007)

[perestroika-hilton]

Martyrs (2008)

[draculovemp3]

The horror genre has famously fetishised violence against women. Therefore, it is no surprise that male-directed Martyrs has been criticised for its extreme portrayal of female torture. However, the depiction of violence in the film goes past fetishisation – instead, it is truly grotesque. It can be argued that Martyrs explores how women’s bodies are institutionally abused and needlessly tortured simply for being female. The abuse of women is widespread, lurking underneath (literally) a fancy house inhabited by a happy family. When Lucie enters the house, she threatens to destroy this barrier and bring to light the systematic abuse of women. Laugier suggests that doing so isn’t as straightforward as one might hope.

— Aimee Ferrier, The Best Movies You've Never Seen: The Human Capacity for Violence in 'Martyrs'

[brokehorrorfan]

Razors in the Night has released a Martyrs shirt. Limited to 20, it costs $28.

[esqueletosgays]

HAUTE TENSION / HIGH TENSION (2003)

Director: Alexandre Aja Cinematography: Maxime Alexandre

[meowkuras]

i’m so normal abt them actually