David Cronenberg S A History Of Violence

David Cronenberg's A History of Violence - the lead title in the new Canadian Cinema series - presents readers with a lively study of some of the filmmaker's favourite themes: violence, concealment, transformation, sex, and guilt.

While freelance journalist Naomi places her safety in the hands of a suspicious grad student to investigate a sexual philosopher's murder, her rival and lover, Nathan, contracts a rare STD while documenting a surgeon's controversial work in organ trafficking. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.

Originally published: New York: Paradox Press, 1997.

A stunning and uniquely cinematic tale of crime and retribution, soon to be a major movie from David Cronenberg. It was just another quiet day at McKenna's Diner - until a couple of wanted killers walked in looking for trouble. Instead, they got bullets, and Tom McKenna got to be an instant celebrity. That got him attention from the kind of people who never forget a face - even after twenty years. Now, Tom must confront a group of cold-blooded mobsters intent on settling the score. Much as he might deny it, he's a man with a history of violence - and with the lives of his family in the balance, he'll make sure his secret past stays buried forever.

Initially regarded as a cult figure with a strong following amongst sci-fi and horror film fans, Canadian filmmaker David Cronenberg emerged as a major and commercially viable film director with mainstream hits such as A History of Violence (2005) and Eastern Promises (2007). With his unique ability to present imagery that is both disturbing and provocative, Cronenberg creates striking films, noteworthy not just for their cinematic beauty but also for the philosophical questions they raise. The Philosophy of David Cronenberg examines Cronenberg's body of work, from his breakthrough Scanners (1981) through his most recognizable films such as The Fly (1986) and more recent works. Editor Simon Riches and a collaboration of scholars introduce the filmmaker's horrific storylines and psychologically salient themes that reveal his pioneering use of the concept of "body horror," as well as his continued aim to satirize the modern misuse of science and technology. The Philosophy of David Cronenberg also explores the mutation of self, authenticity and the human mind, as well as language and worldviews. While Cronenberg's films have moved from small-market cult classics to mainstream successes, his intriguing visions of humanity and the self endure.

For more than thirty years, David Cronenberg has made independent films such as "Scanners" and "A History of Violence" 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; "David Cronenberg: Author or Filmmaker?" is the first book to explore how underground and mainstream fiction have influenced and can help illuminate his labyrinthine films. Film 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. "David Cronenberg" is an essential read for anyone interested in the symbiotic relationship between literature and filmmaking. "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""" """""

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2011 im Fachbereich Filmwissenschaft, Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg in Ludwigsburg, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Stempel Mainstream verheißt in den seltensten Fällen etwas "Gutes"1. Im Gegenteil: Selbst in jenen Besprechungen, die einen massenwirksamen Film als gelungene Ausnahme markieren, stigmatisieren sie meist im gleichen Atemzug a priori die Gattung als Ganzes als etwas, was sich geistig nicht lohne.2 Oder unternehmen Versuche, die Ausnahme wieder ins stereotype Licht zurückzusetzen3, in dem auf die außergewöhnliche Voraussetzungen, die zu diesem einzigartigen Resultat geführt haben, mehr eingegangen wird, als auf den Film (als Text) selbst. A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE gehört als sog. Ausnahme in den Kern dieser Debatte, wird er von Kritikern als Cronenbergs kommerziellste Arbeit eingeschätzt4 und zugleich dafür kritisiert, wenn Der Tagespiegel gar fragt, ob Cronenberg sich etwa in den Mainstream verirrt habe5; suggerierend, dass dieser Begriff ein Universum sei, das man tunlichst zu meiden habe. Erstaunlich ist dabei, dass das mit Kitsch und Eskapismus assoziierte "Unwort" schwerlich von der Zielgruppe selbst verwendet wird, wird man den "Mainstreambegriff kaum im Foyer eines Multiplex"6 hören. Als habe die Kritik exklusiv für sich gepachtet um mittels dieses Vokabulars zwischen Kunst und Massenware zu polarisieren, wenn im Mainstream mal wieder ein minderwertiges "Kino der anderen"7 gesehen werden soll. Dabei wird selten selbst ein objektiver Begriff dieser Gattung vorgenommen. Am Beispiel von Cronenbergs A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE soll dargestellt und diskutiert werden, wie sich im Mainstreamkino Erzählweisen herausgebildet haben, die von den idealtypischen Merkmalen des Classical Cinema of Narration (nach David Bordwell) signifikant abweichen respektive ob diese "Flexibilisierungen der (Erzähl-)Konzepte"8 überhaupt noch von einem eindeutigen, abweichbaren Schemata des Unterhaltungskinos ausgehen können oder ob es selbst nicht vielmehr

While freelance journalist Naomi places her safety in the hands of a suspicious grad student to investigate a sexual philosopher's murder, her rival and lover, Nathan, contracts a rare STD while documenting a surgeon's controversial work in organ trafficking. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.