Why ‘Baise-moi’ Is Still One of the Most Controversial Horror Films Ever Made
Of all the films in the New French Extremity movement, Baise-moi may be the most shocking. From its aggressive English language title Rape Me to several scenes of unsimulated sex, Virginie Despentes and Coralie Trinh Thi’s 2000 film may not drip with the subgenre’s trademark blood and gore, but the story’s overwhelming nihilism feels like […]
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