{"product_id":"sex-murder-art-9781915316547","title":"Sex Murder Art","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Left for Good. Took the corpse.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJörg Buttgereit has a reputation as one of the most original, innovative and dangerous of filmmakers, banned -- and bootlegged -- the world over. His work, notably \u003ci\u003eNekromantik\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNekromantik 2\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDer Todesking\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSchramm\u003c\/i\u003e, traverses horror and art-house genres with a dry wit, dealing explicitly with themes of sex and death. He is perhaps the first and only true DIY filmmaker superstar, having been championed by a worldwide post-\"video nasties\" horror zine community. John Waters bestowed upon him the accolade that he had directed the first erotic film for necrophiles. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally published in 1994, \u003ci\u003eSex Murder Art\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of the director's work, filled with contemporaneous interviews and framed around the author's visit to Berlin for the filming of \u003ci\u003eSchramm\u003c\/i\u003e. Unknown at the time, this ambitious psychedelic serial killer feature would prove Buttgereit's last; at the age of thirty he effectively retired from making movies. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRevised and expanded, this new edition looks at the volatile era in which Buttgereit emerged, and the youth culture of a Berlin divided by the Wall. It questions how and why a no-budget filmmaker, once outlawed on the pretext that he glorified violence, can still hold sway as a cause célèbre. In the 2020s, the author returns to a very different Berlin for a new series of interviews, considers his own place in this changed world, and meets a fresh legion of Buttgereit fans while on a road trip to promote \u003ci\u003eGerman Angst\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology movie of which Buttgereit is part. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDetailed analysis of Buttgereit's feature films, plus the director's early short film work, complement this comprehensive and illuminating study. \u003ci\u003eSex Murder Art\u003c\/i\u003e remains the ultimate testament to the obsession, paranoia and politics of underground filmmaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Kerekes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Headpress\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.25w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915316547\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e3rd Revised Edition\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Headpress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48671222464649,"sku":"9781915316547","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_11f1f740-c603-4af2-8a76-fd0dcad9f042.jpg?v=1791956255","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/sex-murder-art-9781915316547","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}