| The Visceral Screen Contributor(s): Furze, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 1783203706 ISBN-13: 9781783203703 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $85.14 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Film & Video - Performing Arts | Film - Direction & Production |
| Dewey: 791.430 |
| LCCN: 2016590219 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.7" W x 9.1" (1.30 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Narrative and spectacle describe two extremes of film content, but the oeuvres of John Cassavetes and David Cronenberg resist such categorization. Instead, Robert Furze argues, the defining characteristic of Cassavetes and Cronenberg's respective approaches is that of 'visceral' cinema - a term that illustrates the anxiety these filmmakers provoke in their audiences. Cassavetes demonstrates this through disregard for plot structure and character coherence, while Cronenberg's focus is on graphic depictions of mutilation, extreme forms of bodily transformation and violence. The Visceral Screen sets out to articulate alternative ways of appreciating film aesthetics outside the narrative/spectacle continuum. Cassavetes and Cronenberg are established auteurs, but the elements of their films that appear to be barriers to their artistic status - for example, slipshod method and lingering violence or pre-digital special effects - are reassessed in The Visceral Screen as other indicators of creativity. In this way, Furze encourages debates of what makes a film good or bad - beyond how much it is seen to adhere to particular, established models of filmmaking. |
Contributor Bio(s): Furze, Robert: - Robert Furze (1971-2013) was a member of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science at Dublin City University and taught students of media and film at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. |