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David Cronenberg
- Author
- Violet Lucca
- Narrator
- Patricia Santomasso
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 24 December 2024
- Run Time
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
David Cronenberg's films have long enjoyed a cult following, pushing the boundaries of taste, blending high art with horror, and straddling the commercial and the cutting-edge. Here, the listener will be presented with the familiar and unfamiliar aspects of iconic films such as Videodrome, The Fly, Naked Lunch, and Crash. Though dividing the book into two halves (Freudian and Jungian) suggests a binary, the sections within each will emphasize that this work—and the world itself—is perpetually shifting. The listener will progress through these different stages—and films—and see how the recurrent narrative, cultural, and visual themes loop back and intersect with one another. Rather than a straightforward narrative about a filmmaker, this book will be a dreamlike exploration of all that is Cronenbergian.
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Details
- Author
- Violet Lucca
- Narrator
- Patricia Santomasso
- Duration
- 9 hours 52 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 December 2024
- ISBN
- 9798855567861
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- Film history, theory or criticism, Film: styles and genres, Film, television, radio genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror, Film: styles and genres, Film, television, radio genres: Science fiction, fantasy and horror, Filmmaking and production: technical and background skills
Synopsis
A monograph on the work of legendary writer/director David Cronenberg, master of body horror and cinematic provocateur behind films such as The Fly, Scanners, Naked Lunch, Eastern Promises, and Crimes of the FutureDavid Cronenberg's films have long enjoyed a cult following, pushing the boundaries of taste, blending high art with horror, and straddling the commercial and the cutting-edge. Here, the listener will be presented with the familiar and unfamiliar aspects of iconic films such as Videodrome, The Fly, Naked Lunch, and Crash. Though dividing the book into two halves (Freudian and Jungian) suggests a binary, the sections within each will emphasize that this work—and the world itself—is perpetually shifting. The listener will progress through these different stages—and films—and see how the recurrent narrative, cultural, and visual themes loop back and intersect with one another. Rather than a straightforward narrative about a filmmaker, this book will be a dreamlike exploration of all that is Cronenbergian.
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