The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero

Mathijs, Ernest

ISBN 10: 1905674651 / ISBN 13: 9781905674657

Edité par Wallflower Press, 2008

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Synopsis :

David Cronenberg as moved from the depths of low-budget exploitation horror to become one of North America's most respected movie directors. Since the early 1970s, the soft-spoken 'Baron of Blood' has attracted widespread controversies with a steady stream of shocks - sec-crazed parasites in Shivers (1975), exploding heads in Scanners (1981), revolutionary flesh technology in Videodrome (1983), mutating bugs in The Fly (1986), car crash scars in Crash (1996), and psychopathic bursts of gunfire in A History of Violence (2005). This new study provides an overview of Cronenberg's films in the light of their international reception, placing them firmly in the cultures they influenced. It also highlights often-ignored works, such as the race movie Fast Company (1979), and includes a chapter on the latest film Eastern Promises (2007). Amidst bans and boos, Cronenberg has developed a consistent cult following for his chronicles of humankind's struggle with its ever-changing environment, bugged by technology and changing social roles - becoming a hero of contemporary culture.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron ...
Éditeur : Wallflower Press
Date d'édition : 2008
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Fair
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket