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Titane (2021)

Film
DirectorJulia Ducournau
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Figures

Form & technique
  • The firehouse dance scene between Vincent and Alexia/'Adrien' → Haptic Visuality
Tropes
  • Alexia's hybrid body (titanium plate, automotive pregnancy) → Cyborg Ontology
  • Alexia's transformation into "Adrien" → The Performed Self
  • The film's extreme visceral violence (e.g., hairpin murder, facial destruction)
  • Alexia's sexual encounter with the Cadillac
  • The leakage of motor oil and the metallic infant → The Abject
  • Vincent's relationship with 'Adrien' and his steroid use
  • The film's title and the birth of the metallic newborn

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