The Visceral Screen: Between the Cinemas of John Cassavetes and David Cronenberg

by Robert Furze

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 these directors' 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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1783203706
• ISBN13: 9781783203703
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Intellect (UK)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.7" x 9.1"