Essays about: "Cult Cinema"

Found 2 essays containing the words Cult Cinema.

1. 1. Anita: The Story of a Bad Film : The cultural life of Torgny Wickman’s 1973 sex film

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Filmvetenskap

   Author : Jason Carter; [2023]
   Keywords : Anita; Torgny Wickman; Swedish Sin; Cult Film; Sex Film; Pornography; Swedish film heritage;

   Abstract : Anita  (Torgny Wickman 1973) is a typical example of a film produced as part of a wave of Swedish softcore sex films created with an eye on the substantial overseas profits to be made in market curious to witness onscreen Swedish Sin.  Following an extremely brief and limited release in Sweden the film disappeared from popular cultural perception until resurfacing in the late 1990s as an object of nostalgic cult curiosity. READ MORE

3. 2. ‘The Mother of All Bad Movies’ : an audience research on the culture of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room based on the live cinematic experience

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Hario Satrio Priambodho; [2018]
   Keywords : Film; Movies; Audience; Media; Cult Cinema; Live Cinema; Camp; Taste; The Room; Tommy Wiseau; Denmark; Sweden; Irony; Interaction; Emotional Public Sphere; Camp Capital; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The world of cult cinema is dotted with numerous films that are often characterised by event-like evening screenings in independent or art-house cinemas years or even decades after the film’s initial release. One film synonymous with the cult cinema circuit is Tommy Wiseau’s The Room (2003), which has often been hailed as the ‘Citizen Kane of bad movies’ due to the film’s lack of artistic vision, poor acting, and its general ineptitude in craft. READ MORE