{"product_id":"the-cinema-of-david-cronenberg-9781905674657","title":"The Cinema of David Cronenberg","description":"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 \u003ci\u003eShivers \u003c\/i\u003e(1975), exploding heads in \u003ci\u003eScanners\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), revolutionary flesh technology in \u003ci\u003eVideodrome\u003c\/i\u003e (1983), mutating bugs in \u003ci\u003eThe Fly \u003c\/i\u003e(1986), car crash scars in \u003ci\u003eCrash \u003c\/i\u003e(1996), and psychopathic bursts of gunfire in \u003ci\u003eA History of Violence \u003c\/i\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 \u003ci\u003eFast Company \u003c\/i\u003e(1979), and includes a chapter on the latest film \u003ci\u003eEastern Promises \u003c\/i\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.","brand":"Ernest Mathijs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48275393970427,"sku":"9781905674657","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-cinema-of-david-cronenberg-9781905674657","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}