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David Cronenberg at the Cannes Film Festival in 2011
David Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is known as a principal originator of the genre commonly known as body horror , with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983) and The Fly (1986), though he has also directed dramas , psychological thrillers and gangster films .[ 1]
He also directed the psychological thriller Dead Ringers (1988), the surrealist drama Naked Film (1991), erotic thriller Crash (1996), the action thriller A History of Violence (2005), the gangster film Eastern Promises (2007), the erotic historical drama A Dangerous Method (2011), the drama Cosmopolis (2012), the satirical drama Maps to the Stars (2014), and the science fiction horror film Crimes of the Future (2022). Six of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or . He is known for frequently collaborating with actor Viggo Mortensen .
Film
Source: Turner Classic Movies [ 2]
Acting roles
Short films
Television
TV films
Year
Title
Director
Writer
Producer
Notes
1971
Tourettes
Yes
Yes
No
Documentary film
Letter from Michelangelo
Yes
Yes
No
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Yes
Yes
Yes
1972
Winter Garden
Yes
Yes
No
Scarborough Bluffs
Yes
Yes
No
Lakeshore
Yes
Yes
No
In the Dirt
Yes
Yes
No
Fort York
Yes
Yes
No
TV series
Acting roles
Commercials
Titles
Client
Product
Agency
Production company
Ref.
Hot Showers
Ontario Hydro
Energy conservation
Burghardt Wolowich Crunkhorn
The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
[ 16]
Laundry
Cleaners
Timers
Bistro
William Neilson Ltd.
Cadbury Caramilk
Scali McCabe, Sloves (Canada) Ltd.
[ 17]
Surveillance
Transformation
Nike International
Nike Air 180
Wieden and Kennedy
[ 18]
References
^ "David Cronenberg: 10 essential films" . British Film Institute . Retrieved 2021-06-14 .
^ "David Cronenberg" . Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Transfer" . MUBI . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "From the Drain" . MUBI . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "CAMERA Short Film TIFF PRELUDE David Cronenberg: Virtual Exhibition" . TIFF Originals . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "To Each His Own Cinema" . The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Watch: David Cronenberg's 9-Minute NSFW Short Film 'The Nest' " . IndieWire . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "The Death of David Cronenberg" . MUBI . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Secret Weapons - 1972 - David Cronenberg" . Youtube . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Peep Show" . BFI . Archived from the original on October 7, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Watch: David Cronenberg's 23-Minute, 1976 TV Short 'The Italian Machine' " . IndieWire . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "David Cronenberg Directed One Of Friday The 13th: The Series' Best Episodes" . Screenrant . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "David Cronenberg Joins Cast of Sarah Polley's 'Alias Grace' Series" . IndieWire . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "David Cronenberg on His Mysterious 'Star Trek: Discovery' Role: 'I Still Haven't Figured Everything Out' (EXCLUSIVE)" . Variety . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Legendary filmmaker David Cronenberg on his role in Slasher: Flesh & Blood and his return to directing" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Cronenberg, David" . Senses of Cinema . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Caramilk David Cronenberg" . TIFF Originals . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
^ "Classic Commercial: Nike Air 180 Artist's Series" . Complex . Retrieved September 23, 2023 .
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