[I would love to show this to the lecturer who once tried to argue that haptic cinema doesn’t exist.]
Titane has been widely described as body horror. This is understandable - the Palme d’Or-winning film directed by Julia Ducournau features graphic sequences aplenty, from bloody nipple-ripping to aggressive car-fucking. Named for the titanium plate in dancer Alexia’s skull following a childhood car accident, Titane begins by following her murderous and sexual exploits – just like Ducournau’s debut feature Raw (2016),…