{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-david-cronenberg-ernest-mathijs-9781905674657","title":"The Cinema of David Cronenberg: From Baron of Blood to Cultural Hero","description":"\u003cp\u003eDavid 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 \u003cem\u003eShivers \u003c\/em\u003e(1975), exploding heads in \u003cem\u003eScanners\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), revolutionary flesh technology in \u003cem\u003eVideodrome\u003c\/em\u003e (1983), mutating bugs in \u003cem\u003eThe Fly \u003c\/em\u003e(1986), car crash scars in \u003cem\u003eCrash \u003c\/em\u003e(1996), and psychopathic bursts of gunfire in \u003cem\u003eA History of Violence \u003c\/em\u003e(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 \u003cem\u003eFast Company \u003c\/em\u003e(1979), and includes a chapter on the latest film \u003cem\u003eEastern Promises \u003c\/em\u003e(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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Mathijs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1905674651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781905674657\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wallflower Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Ernest Mathijs","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44717633765631,"sku":"9781905674657","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_557688ca-65f8-42f0-a7c1-f1b9ca7721f7.jpg?v=1705688940","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-david-cronenberg-ernest-mathijs-9781905674657","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}