Overview

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     

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Author:   Mark Browning
Publisher:   Intellect
Imprint:   Intellect Books
Dimensions:   Width: 17.20cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.340kg
ISBN:  

9781841501734

ISBN 10:   1841501735
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   30 October 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Chapter 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"

Reviews

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

""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

Author Information

Mark Browning has taught English and Film Studies in a number of schools in England and was a Senior Lecturer in Education in Bath. He has published study guides for Film Education, academic articles on the processes of adaptation and currently lives and works as a teacher and freelance writer in Germany.

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