{"product_id":"david-cronenberg-author-or-filmmaker-9781841501734","title":"David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than thirty years, David Cronenberg has made independent films such as \u003ci\u003eScanners\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA History of Violence\u003c\/i\u003e which aim to disturb, surprise, and challenge audiences. He has also repeatedly drawn on literary fiction for inspiration, adapting themes from authors like William Burroughs, J. G. Ballard, and Patrick McGrath for the big screen; \u003ci\u003eDavid Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to explore how underground and mainstream fiction have influenced—and can help illuminate—his labyrinthine films.\u003cbr\u003eFilm scholar Mark Browning examines Cronenberg’s literary aesthetic not only in relation to his films’ obvious source material, but by comparing his movies to the writings of Vladimir Nabokov, Angela Carter, and Bret Easton Ellis. This groundbreaking volume addresses Cronenberg’s narrative structures and his unique conception of auteurism, as well as his films’ shocking psychological frameworks, all in the broader context of film adaptation studies. \u003ci\u003eDavid Cronenberg\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking. “\u003ci\u003eDavid Cronenberg\u003c\/i\u003e is a work that attempts to illuminate and unravel the connection between the great Canadian auteur and his literary influences.”—\u003ci\u003eFilm Snob Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  “\u003ci\u003eDavid Cronenberg\u003c\/i\u003e is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking.”—\u003ci\u003eVideo Canada\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David Cronenberg is a work that attempts to illuminate and unravel the connection between the great Canadian auteur and his literary influences.\"- Film Snob Weekly  \"David Cronenberg is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking.\" - Video Canada  \"The end result is an illuminating look at a consummate artist who immerses himself not only in the source of his narratives, but as Browning neatly demonstrates, the author too.\" - Michael Dalton, M\/C Reviews   \"The book manages to open up the study of Cronenberg's films by applying an original often analytical framework that is quite different from the more prevalent psychoanalytical one used, perhaps too often, in relation to this director's work. A fresh revelation, indeed.\" - Nathalie Brillon, Screening the Past  \"The author engages in a relentless search for sources that might enable readers to understand the director's work more fully.\" - Literature, Film and Art Association Newsletter, Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1: 'Videodrome: \"Not a love story - a film about pornography\"' - Page 57 - Mark Browning  Chapter 2: 'Dead Ringers: \"Schizophrenia cannot be understood without understanding despair\"' - Page 81 - Mark Browning  Chapter 3: 'Naked Lunch: \"Nothing is true: everything is permitted\"' - Page 109 - Mark Browning  Chapter 4: 'Crash: \"Not a film about pornography - a love story\"' - Page 133 - Mark Browning  Chapter 5: 'eXistenZ: \"Thou the player of the game art God\"' - Page 157 - Mark Browning  Chapter 6: '\"The child in time\": Time and space in Cronenberg's Spider' - Page 179 - Mark Browning","brand":"Intellect Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042920399191,"sku":"9781841501734","price":27.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781841501734.jpg?v=1750956223","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/david-cronenberg-author-or-filmmaker-9781841501734","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}