{"product_id":"the-vanishing-spoorloos-hardcover","title":"The Vanishing (Spoorloos) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristina Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the 1989 Sydney Film Festival, George Sluizer's little-known independent film, \u003cem\u003eSpoorloos\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e), was an unexpected hit, winning the festival's audience award and gaining accolades at other international film festivals. \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e has earned a reputation as a psychological thriller that shocked audiences with its unexpected twist ending. This is the first book-length study to examine \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e as a film that complements and broadens generic expectations of psychological horror cinema. It delves into \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's production history, including Sluizer's adaptation of the film screenplay from the novella \u003cem\u003eThe Golden Egg\u003c\/em\u003e (1984) by Dutch author Tim Krabbé. Beyond exploring Sluizer's filmmaking style and \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's place in Dutch cinema, this book analyses how the film's plot, themes and symbolic imagery connect it to topics prevalent in prominent sub-genres of horror cinema, including the serial-killer sub-genre that rose to prominence in the late 1980s. Its themes are also echoed in contemporary films associated with arthouse cinema, which are variously dubbed 'post-horror' and 'elevated horror'. The book will illuminate \u003cem\u003eThe Vanishing\u003c\/em\u003e's close associations with modern-day cinema, arguing that its particular type of psychological horror has consistently resonated with audiences in the decades since its release.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8 x 5.32 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 04, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47344097951993,"sku":"9781836243526","price":126.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/8YzfEWyg-W9781836243526.webp?v=1769729014","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-vanishing-spoorloos-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}