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David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, 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). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films.
Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and v…
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David Paul Cronenberg (born 15 March 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, 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). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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David Cronenberg's Filmography
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The Flesh and the Soul
Joie de vivre
as Self
Music, Fashion, Film
as Self
Ready or Not: Here I Come
as Chester Danforth
Cronenberg, à corps ouvert
The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld
Sangre del Toro
as Self (archive footage)
Humane
as D.O.C.S. Commercials Narrator
Room 999
as Self
The Death of David Cronenberg
as David Cronenberg
Falling
as Dr. Klausner
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
as Walter
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
as Self
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
as Self
L’inquiétante absence
as Self
Ape Sodom
as Narrator
Tomorrow's Shadows
as G.O.D. (voice)
The Nest
as Dr. Molnar (voice)
Tales from the Organ Trade
as Narrator
Rewind
as Rourke
No Poster
Citizens of Cosmopolis
as Self
A Special Day
as Self
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
as Self
Cronenberg: The Early Years
as Self
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
as Self (archive footage)
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
as Self
Barney's Version
as O'Malley Director #2
No Poster
On Screen!: Shivers
as himself
To Each His Own Cinema
as The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
as The Last Jew
No Poster
The Politics of the Dead Zone
as Self
Too Commercial for Cannes
as Self
Acts of Violence
as Self
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
as Self
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
as Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
as Duncan (archive footage)
100 Greatest Sexy Moments
as Self
Masters of Horror
as Self
By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"
as Self (archive footage)
Jason X
as Dr. Wimmer
The Judge
as Det. Stobel
The American Nightmare
as Self
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
as Self
No Poster
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
Resurrection
as Father Rousell
Last Night
as Duncan
The Grace of God
as Psychiatrist
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
as Himself
Extreme Measures
as Hospital Lawyer
The Stupids
as Postal Supervisor
Crash
as Auto Wreck Salesman (voice) (uncredited)
Moonshine Highway
as Clem Clayton
To Die For
as Man at Lake
Blood & Donuts
as Crime Boss
Boozecan
as Stan Coleburn
Trial by Jury
as Director
Henry & Verlin
as Doc Fisher
Naked Making Lunch
as Self
Blue
Nightbreed
as Dr. Philip K. Decker
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
as Self
Dead Ringers
as Obstetrician (uncredited)
The Making of Dead Ringers
as Self - Writer/Director
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
as Self
The Fly
as Gynecologist
Into the Night
as Group Supervisor
Videodrome
as Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
as Interviewee
Take One: Fear on Film
as Self
Shivers
as Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)
Palace of Pleasure
Buffalo Airport Visions
No Poster
David Cronenberg, en chair et en os
as Himself