European exploitation  

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European exploitation are a collection of genres comprising Eurotica, Euro chic, European horror and Euro Trash Cinema.

History

The roots of European exploitation culture can be traced from the 18th and 19th centuries' darker strains of romanticism and the gothic novel to the late 19th century Decadent movement. In the 20th century European exploitation culture found its outlet primarily in exploitation movies and in adult comic books.

By country

• British exploitation
  • Keeping the British End Up: Four Decades of Saucy Cinema by Simon Sheridan
• French exploitation
  • French Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Pulp Fiction (2000) - Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier
• German exploitation
• Italian exploitation
  • Psychopathia Sexualis in Italian Sinema (1968 - 1972)

See also

• Exploitation culture
• Immoral Tales: European Sex & Horror Movies 1956-1984