SexViolHist Bib: Cases: Representations: Films: I Spit on Your Grave

»I Spit on Your Grave (originally titled Day of the Woman) is a 1978 American rape-and-revenge film written and directed by Meir Zarchi. The film tells the story of Jennifer Hills (Camille Keaton), a fiction writer based in New York City who exacts revenge on her four tormentors who gang rape and leave her for dead.
I Spit on Your Grave is noted for its controversial depiction of extreme graphic violence, particularly the lengthy depictions of gang rape, that take up 30 minutes of its runtime. During its wider release, it was branded a "video nasty" in the United Kingdom, and was a target of censorship by film commissioning bodies. Film critic Roger Ebert became one of the most notable detractors of I Spit on Your Grave, calling it "a vile bag of garbage".« -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 20^th Century | II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History | III. Topical Index: Cases: Fictional Victims: Jennifer Hills; Types: Rape: Gang Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Larisch, Jakob. »Rape-and-Revenge-Filme im Kontext strafrechtlicher Verbotspraxis.« Rape and Revenge: Rache-Kulturen und sexualisierte Gewalt in intermedialer Perspektive. Edited by Christine Künzel et al. Göttingen 2024: 123-138.

[Info] Vaage, Margrethe B. The Female Avenger, Women’s Anger and Rape-Revenge Film and Television: Rape-Revenge and Women’s Anger. Edinburgh 2024.

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Larisch, Jakob. »Rape, Revenge, Recht – Rape-&-Revenge-Filme im Kontext strafrechtlicher Verbotspraxis.« Rape and Revenge: Rache-Kulturen und sexualisierte Gewalt in intermedialer Perspektive / Revenge-cultures and sexualized violence in intermedial perspectives. Hamburg 2022.

I Spit on Your Grave (2010)

I n f o r m a t i o n

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K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History | III. Topical Index: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Dietz, Benjamin, et al. »Rape & Revenge im Film: Versuch einer filmhistorischen Rekonstruktion.« Rape and Revenge: Rache-Kulturen und sexualisierte Gewalt in intermedialer Perspektive / Revenge-cultures and sexualized violence in intermedial perspectives. Hamburg 2022.

I Spit on Your Grave 2 (2013)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»I Spit on Your Grave 2 is a 2013 American rape and revenge horror film directed by Steven R. Monroe. It is a sequel to the 2010 film I Spit on Your Grave, also directed by Monroe, which in turn was based on Meir Zarchi's 1978 film of the same name.
The film was given a limited theatrical release at one theater, and was also received negatively by critics. It is also the only film in the franchise not to feature an American cast, or the series main protagonist Jennifer Hills. « -- More information: Wikipedia

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Modern History: 21^st Century | II. Geographical Index: American History: U.S. History | III. Topical Index: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index