THE FRENCH CINEMA ROLL #02: Arachnophobia and the Underclass: Social Survival in "Vermines"

19/09/2025 9 min
THE FRENCH CINEMA ROLL #02: Arachnophobia and the Underclass: Social Survival in "Vermines"

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Hello and welcome to another episode of The French Cinema Roll Podcast.I'm your host Georgia, and in today's episode, we explore how Vermines (Infectedin English), a claustrophobic creature-feature set in a Parisian banlieue overrun by deadly spiders, uses the act of killing spiders as an allegorical lens for examining social decay, neglected communities, and systemic abandonment.Far from being just a survival horror film, Vermines constructs a layered metaphor where the infestation mirrors societal neglect, poverty, and marginalization—and the violence it provokes.If you like contemporary French cinema and spiders, this is a perfect movie for you !So enjoy the episode and see you on the next one !CheersG;-)THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO AN EPISODE OF THE FRENCH CINEMA ROLL PODCAST 💗If you like to :Show some love ❤️Leave a comment 💬React to an episode 👌Participate in the episodes to come 🧐FIND THE FRENCH CINEMA ROLL 🔎 on:📸 Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gvalkana/📘 Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/georgia.valkana/💼 LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgia-valkana-62076b55/🌍 Website : https://www.cinetoc.comHosted by Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.