SEEING RED: 3 FRENCH VIGILANTE THRILLERS (1982-1984)

Following in the rich tradition of crime stories in Gallic literature and cinema, the films in Seeing Red: 3 French Vigilante Thrillers—Shot Pattern (1982), Street of the Damned (1984) and Black List (1984)—reflect a collective paranoia about random violence in cities, as well as the international box office success of films such as Death Wish, which depicted ordinary citizens directly confronting criminals.