{"product_id":"9781789520712","title":"David Cronenberg: Every Movie, Every Star by Patrick Chapman","description":"David Cronenberg's films stand collectively as one of the great achievements in cinema. Fearless, imaginative and provocative, as well as intelligent and refreshingly disturbing, his work expresses a unique personal vision.   More than simply `the baron of blood' or the `king of venereal horror', Cronenberg has long transcended these early attempts to label him.  Through five decades of parasites, plastic realities, creative destruction and the rise of the new flesh - here is a filmmaker uniquely suited to dissect our mutating relationship with sex, death and technology.   David Cronenberg On Screen presents a new survey of his extraordinary career, from early, experimental shorts and body-horror explorations, to commercial success with The Fly and Dead Ringers, and on to his celebrated and sometimes controversial literary adaptations. This volume also considers his excursions as an actor; key collaborators; television and advertising; and his new phase as a novelist. Cronenberg's recurring themes are explored along the way: psychological transformation revealed in physical mutation, disease as an agent of change, violence, alternative sexualities, and the viral nature of desire.   In our hyper-connected world of pandemic fear and mutable identities, the films of David Cronenberg are as relevant as ever\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56306944311669,"sku":"9781789520712","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781789520712.jpg?v=1762802602","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781789520712","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}