Raw (2016) | Episode #67

In this episode, hosts Katherine Troyer and Toni Tresca discuss Julia Ducournau's 2016 film Raw (French title: Grave). Episode Highlights: We talk about the ways that this film exemplifies the concept of liminality, from its depictions of places between places (like the basement rave spot) to its moments between moments (like how much of the film happens at dawn or dusk). We also look how setting the film during a period of bizutage (French for 'hazing') allows Ducournau to explore the fine lines between acceptable and taboo, normative and trangressive. And we think about how this film crafts a complicated and beautifully horrific relationship between sisters. A Dose of Scholarship: In this episode we discuss Ursula de Leeuw's essay "‘A kiss is the beginning of cannibalism’: Julia Ducournau’s Raw and Bataillean Horror." We also discuss Martine Beugnet and Emmanuelle Delanoë-Brun's article "Raw Becomings: Bodies, Discipline and Control in Julia Ducornau’s Grave." This podcast episode first aired on March 25, 2022. We totally forgot to say it in the episode, but once again credit for editing goes to the illustrious Jackson O'Brien! Twitter/Instagram: @NightmarePod1; YouTube: Such a Nightmare channel; Email: [email protected]; ALL LINKS