{"product_id":"vanishing-spoorloos","title":"Vanishing (Spoorloos)","description":"\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","brand":"Liverpool University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54248544043352,"sku":"9781836243533","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781836243533_ef624d99-fdea-45bd-ad1e-8958f6b9adca.jpg?v=1777831239","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/vanishing-spoorloos","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}