The Texas Chain Saw Massacre + Introduction
Fifty years after the premiere of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, we take another look at Tobe Hooper’s influential horror classic. Specials programmer Kaat Monsieur offers a brief introduction on gender and power in this film.
Fifty years after the premiere of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, we take another look at Tobe Hooper’s influential horror classic. What do we see when we watch the film today? And how have our ideas about horror, women, and men changed over those fifty years?
Before the film, Kaat Monsieur, special programmer at Lumière, will give a brief introduction on gender and power in this film.
About the film
Horror classic by Tobe Hooper in which five friends head out to rural Texas to visit the grave of a grandfather. On the way, they stumble across what appears to be a deserted house, only to discover something sinister within.
