{"product_id":"cure-paperback-2","title":"Cure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDominic Lash\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKiyoshi Kurosawa's 1997 psychological horror, \u003ci\u003eCure\u003c\/i\u003e, follows a detective (played by Koji Yakusho) as he investigates a string of gruesome murders in Tokyo, where each victim has an 'X' carved into their neck.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDominic Lash provides an in-depth analysis of \u003ci\u003eCure'\u003c\/i\u003es themes, generic conventions, cinematography, editing, mise-en-scène, sound, and legacy. In examining the film's aesthetics he highlights the unique way in which it balances meticulous precision with a persistent and purposeful ambiguity. Lash goes on to situate \u003ci\u003eCure \u003c\/i\u003ewithin its various contexts; firstly, as Kurosawa's 'breakthrough' film following a decade of mostly straight-to-video work and then its position in relation to the J-Horror boom of the late 1990s and early 2000s. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough a close reading of \u003ci\u003eCure\u003c\/i\u003e's key scenes, particularly its final scene, Lash analyses the motivations behind Kurosawa's resistance to a definitive resolution. He argues that, just like its hypnotist antagonist, Mamiya, \u003ci\u003eCure \u003c\/i\u003eunsettles some of our basic psychological assumptions. In doing so, he attempts to understand what it is about the film that lingers so disturbingly, long after the credits have rolled.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDominic Lash\u003c\/b\u003e is Postdoctoral Affiliate at the University of Cambridge, UK. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cinema of Disorientation: Inviting Confusions\u003c\/i\u003e (2020) and \u003ci\u003eRobert Pippin and Film: Politics, Psychology, and Ethics after Modernism\u003c\/i\u003e (Bloomsbury Academic, 2022). His work has been published in journals such as Screen, Cinergie and Movie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 104\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.48 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725247942719,"sku":"9781839025945","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f7f2fa70984a9ce3e571124044802dba.webp?v=1765105796","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/cure-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}