Posted on September 9th, 2014 by Taste of Cinema, there has been some controversy about New French Extremity which rises from the term itself. Coined by critic James Quandt as a rather pejorative term for a series of French transgressive films developed under the turn of the 21st century, it is discussed whether it stands as a genre or not. While the recent decrease of the discussion does not mean the matter is solved, we can partially solve the mentioned difficult playground by having some of the New French Extremity films’ common elements in mind. The films mentioned in the list represent these experimental techniques, along with giving cinephiles unique viewing experiences, although are definitely not for the squeamish.