Cut-Pieces: Celluloid Obscenity and Popular Cinema in Bangladesh

by Lotte Hoek

Book Overview

Imagine watching an action film in a small-town cinema hall in Bangladesh, and in between the gun battles and fistfights a short pornographic clip appears. This is known as a cut-piece, a strip of locally made celluloid pornography surreptitiously spliced into the reels of action films in Bangladesh. Exploring the shadowy world of these clips and their place in South Asian film culture, Lotte Hoek builds a rare, detailed portrait of the production,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231162898
• ISBN13: 9780231162890
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher