Emma and Christy watch Julia Ducournau’s first feature film, the cannibal coming-of-age body horror flick '
Grave' (or '
Raw'), 2016. In this episode, we cover
cinéma du corps and New French Extremity, empathy and monstrosity, the horrors of being a girl, the horrors of being in a body, eating disorders, veterinary science, ‘being meat’ and becoming animal, vegan cinema, self control, desire, and what it means to be a moral cannibal — and a moral subject.
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MEDIA DISCUSSED
Julia Doucournau, dir.,
Grave (Raw) (2016)
Julia Doucournau, dir.,
Titane (2021)
Marina de Van,
Dans Ma Peau (In My Skin) (2002)
Eadweard Muybridge,
Running (Galloping) (1878–79),
animated here
Horse running on a treadmill (still from
Grave)
Eadweard Muybridge,
Male Running (1878–79)
Close-up of Justine during the monkey rape discussion (still from
Grave)
Horse being tranquillised (still from
Grave)
Students crawling over ground during hazing (still from
Grave)
Justine eats Alex’s finger (still from
Grave)
Hair vomiting scene (still from
Grave)
‘Two fingers will make it come up faster’ (still from
Grave)
Henry Van der Weyde,
Patient 4, a and b (1882), image published in Sidlauskas, ‘Before and After’ (2017), courtesy of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
Henry Van der Weyde,
Patient 5, a and b (1882), image published in Sidlauskas, ‘Before and After’ (2017), courtesy of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
‘C’est pas humain’ (still from
Grave)
Justine waking up in the blood of Adrien (still from
Grave)
Justine holds the rod against Alex’s head (still from
Grave)
Justine washes the blood off Alex (still from
Grave)
Justine and Alex’s faces blurring together on the prison glass (still from
Grave)
The father’s chest (still from
Grave)
Justine gets a nosebleed watching Adrien play football (still from
Grave)
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Intro music: ‘There Will Be Blood’ by Kim Petras, © BunHead Records 2019. We’re still trying to get hold of permissions for this song – Kim Petras text us back!!
