I Spit on Your Grave (1978)

About this episode

In this episode, Janecka Olen and guest Kellie analyze the film 'I Spit on Your Grave' through a feminist lens, discussing themes of trauma and revenge.

This is my 60th episode and my theme of the month is Good for Her February . Where the trauma and torment women, children, and men go through doesn’t have to end at her suffering. It might be a fantasy to get revenge in the way the movies show it but it’s a cathartic escape from the reality we live in when justice is rare. Meir Zarchi said he was inspired to make the film after helping a young woman who had been brutally raped. My guest Kellie from Final Girls Podcast and I recount the events in the film and analyze it through a feminist lens. Guest: Kellie from Final Girls Podcast https://www.final-girls.com/ Resources: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077713/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk Men, Women, and Chainsaws by Carol J. Clover

People in this episode

Host: Janecka Olen

Guest: Kellie

Topics covered

• feminism
• revenge
• film analysis
• trauma
• catharsis
• true crime

Keywords

• I Spit on Your Grave
• feminism
• revenge films
• film analysis
• true crime
• Meir Zarchi
• Kellie
• trauma
• catharsis

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Final Girls Podcast

Books & works: I Spit on Your Grave, Men, Women, and Chainsaws

Places: February

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