{"product_id":"9781839025945","title":"Cure","description":"Author: Lash, Dominic\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781839025945\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 31 Oct 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 104 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eDominic Lash provides an in-depth analysis of \u003ci\u003eCure'\u003c\/i\u003es themes, generic conventions, cinematography, editing, mise-en-sc ne, 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\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.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643195510942,"sku":"UBD-9781839025945","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781839025945.jpg?v=1774483726","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781839025945","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}