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David Cronenberg
David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. As a principal originator of the body horror genre, Cronenberg's films often explore visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. His best known works include sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), and more recently, collaborations with Viggo Mortensen in films like A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). His unique vision and daring storytelling earned Cronenberg critical acclaim and controversy, with the Village Voice calling him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". Cronenberg was born in Toronto, Ontario, on March 15, 1943 to a "middle-class progressive Jewish family" showing early interest not just in film but in reading science fiction magazines and comics. As an avid reader from a young age, Cronenberg was influenced by authors like Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov and Philip K. Dick, which reflected in his body of work. An interesting aspect of Cronenberg’s career is his penchant for his home country, having filmed nearly all of his films in his home province Ontario, making him a staunchly Canadian filmmaker.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: David Paul Cronenberg
Born: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship: Canadian
Birthday: March 15, 1943
Occupations: Film director, Screenwriter, Producer, Actor
Years Active: 1966-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Margaret Hindson (divorced), Carolyn Zeifman (deceased)
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Awards and Nominations Received by David Cronenberg
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Dead Ringers
Spider
A History of Violence
Naked Lunch
Crimes of the Future
A Dangerous Method
Maps to the Stars
Eastern Promises
eXistenZ
Crash
Cosmopolis
The Brood
Videodrome
Scanners
The Dead Zone
Shivers
Rabid
M. Butterfly
The Fly
Fast Company
Stereo (Tile 3B of a CAEE Educational Mosaic)
Crimes of the Future
The Shrouds
Citizens of Cosmopolis
Rewind
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
A Special Day
Ape Sodom
Alias Grace
L’ inquiétante absence
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Camera
The Judge
Tales from the Organ Trade
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
The American Nightmare
Masters of Horror
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Acts of Violence
Too Commercial for Cannes
To Each His Own Cinema
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
The Making of David Cronenberg’s Videodrome
Into the Night
The Making of Dead Ringers
The Death of David Cronenberg
Palace of Pleasure
Naked Making Lunch
From the Drain
Secret Weapons
Crimes of the Future
The Stupids
Blood & Donuts
The Directors - The Films of David Cronenberg
The Italian Machine
The Lie Chair
Blue
Resurrection
Trial by Jury
Career Timeline
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2007
Eastern Promises
To Each His Own Cinema
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
The Last Jew
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
Duncan (archive footage)
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