Women in prison films

Women in prison films are a subgenre of exploitation film.

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Their stories feature imprisoned women who are subjected to sexual and physical abuse, typically by sadistic female prison wardens.

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Perhaps the best explanation for women in prison films notoriety is that it is a cinematized version of the "men's adventure" subgenre of pulp fiction. Nazis tormenting damsels in distress were perennial favourite subjects for the lurid, sub-pornographic covers of sensationalistic "true adventure" magazines such as Argosy in the 1950s and 1960s; the film seeks to be a more explicit version of the same sort of sexual fantasy.

Related Topics:
Men's adventure - Pulp fiction - Damsels in distress - Argosy - Sexual fantasy

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The most well-known example of the women in prison film is perhaps '. Actress Pam Grier starred in a number of films in the genre, such as Roger Corman's The Big Doll House, The Big Bird Cage, and Women in Cages.

Related Topics:
Pam Grier - Roger Corman - The Big Doll House - The Big Bird Cage - Women in Cages

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A number of these films remain banned by the BBFC in the United Kingdom. Among them are Love Camp 7 (rejected in 2002) and Women in Cellblock 9 (rejected in 2004), on the grounds that they contain substantial scenes of sexual violence.

Related Topics:
BBFC - Love Camp 7 - Women in Cellblock 9 - Sexual violence

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