Issue 10
Vanishing Points

Paul Verhoeven and the Visual Ploys of Provocation.

Jordi Revert Gomis
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Published 2010-07-01

Keywords

  • visual ploy,
  • provocation,
  • reeducation of a glance,
  • sex,
  • violence,
  • religion,
  • gratuitousness,
  • controversy
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How to Cite

Revert Gomis, J. (2010). Paul Verhoeven and the Visual Ploys of Provocation. L’Atalante. Journal of Film Studies, (10), 95–100. https://doi.org/10.63700/136

Abstract

This article explores the cinematographic writings of the filmmaker Paul Verhoeven in his constant search and creation of visual ploys of provocation, beginning with his first films in Holland to his biggest Hollywood productions.

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