The Shape of Rage: The films of David Cronenberg [Paperback]

Piers Handling (Editor), Academy Of Canadian Cinema (Other Contributor)

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Publication Date: 1983

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• Paperback: 216 pages
• Publisher: New York Zoetrope; First Edition edition (1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0773611371
• ISBN-13: 978-0773611375
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.2 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent early book on Cronenberg, April 30, 2004

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This review is from: The Shape of Rage: The films of David Cronenberg (Paperback)

This 1983 collection of essays on David Cronenberg, edited by Piers Handling, is a great early introduction to Cronenberg's films and thoughts on them from such film critics as Tim Lucas and Robin Wood, among others. While certainly not up to date in its filmography, it's worth owning for any Cronenberg fan to get a nice panorama of perspectives on the filmmaker who used to be known as Dave "Deprave" Cronenberg.

Tim Lucas is known for his reviewing of outre films, many of which spill over into horror, and is also the author of a surreal novel, Throat Sprockets. Robin Wood is a distinguised British film critic who is a Hitchcock expert, among other things. The other critics in the book provide interesting insight into Cronenberg's films as well.

A great addition to the literature on Cronenberg, and a nice complement to the recently released (April 2004) deluxe DVD edition of Fast Company featuring his two powerful early films, Stereo and Crimes of the Future.

Interesting sidenote: As far as I know, no book on Cronenberg has documented or described the 1987 episode he directed of the Canadian TV horror series Friday the 13th, entitled "Faith Healer", which I still have taped from the series.