{"product_id":"david-desser-eros-plus-massacre","title":"David Desser: Eros Plus Massacre","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIndiana University Press, 1988, Softcover, 240 pages, 15.6 x 23.42 cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe decade of the 1960s encompassed a \"New Wave\" of films whose makers were rebels, challenging cinematic traditions and the culture at large. The films of the New Wave in Japan have, until now, been largely overlooked. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEros plus Massacre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (taking its title from a 1969 Yoshida Yoshishige film) is the first major study devoted to the examination and explanation of Japanese New Wave film.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesser organizes his volume around the defining motifs of the New Wave. Chapters examine in depth such themes as youth, identity, sexuality, and women, as they are revealed in the Japanese film of the sixties. Desser's research in Japanese film archives, his interviews with major figures of the movement, and his keen insight into Japanese culture combine to offer a solid and balanced analysis of films by Oshima, Shinoda, Imamura, Yoshida, Suzuki, and others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ICA Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57275652145536,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/4390\/6109\/files\/71mPZH3Q14L._SY522.jpg?v=1768999569","url":"https:\/\/shop.ica.art\/products\/david-desser-eros-plus-massacre","provider":"ICA Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}