David Cronenberg

1943-03-15 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Biografia

David Paul Cronenberg, CC, OOnt, FRSC, is a renowned filmmaker born on March 15, 1943, in Toronto, Ontario. Widely regarded as Canada's most influential and internationally celebrated filmmaker, Cronenberg has made a significant impact on genre cinema in Canada. Known as the "Baron of Blood" and "the King of Venereal Horror," he has pushed boundaries with his controversial horror movies. His unique style of "body horror" films, including Shivers (1975), The Brood (1979), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986), Dead Ringers (1988), Naked Lunch (1991), and Crash (1996), have captivated audiences with their thought-provoking exploration of the complex relationship between sex, technology, and violence. Cronenberg's contributions to the film industry have been recognized with numerous awards and honours, including being a Companion of the Order of Canada, a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et Lettres de France, and a member of Canada's Walk of Fame. He has received 10 Genie Awards and has been honoured at prestigious international film festivals, as well as receiving lifetime achievement awards from the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, the Canadian Screen Awards, the Cannes Film Festival, and the Venice Film Festival.

Películas

	Humane	Narrator (voice)	2024-04-26
	Chambre 999	Self	2023-10-05
	The Death of David Cronenberg	David Cronenberg	2021-09-14
	Disappearance at Clifton Hill	Walter	2020-02-28
	Falling	Dr. Klausner	2020-10-02
	Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece	Self	2019-07-29
	L’ inquiétante absence	Self	2019-07-14
	A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now	Self	2019-07-29
	Ape Sodom	Narrator	2016-09-23
	Tomorrow's Shadows	G.O.D. (voice)	2016-06-29
	The Nest	Dr. Molnar (voice)	2013-09-02
	Rewind	Rourke	2013-08-26
	Tales from the Organ Trade	Narrator	2013-09-20
	Citizens of Cosmopolis	Self	2012-09-25
	Une Journée particulière	Self	2012-05-16
	Produce Your Own Damn Movie!	Self	2011-09-13
	William S. Burroughs: A Man Within	Self	2010-11-05
	Barney's Version	O'Malley Director #2	2010-10-26
	Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics	Self (archive footage)	2010-11-09
	On Screen!: Shivers	himself	2008-02-10
	At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World	The Last Jew	2007-05-19
	Chacun son cinema ou Ce petit coup au coeur quand la lumiere s'eteint et que le film commence	The Suicidal Man (segment "At the suicide of the last Jew ...")	2007-10-31
	Too Commercial for Cannes	Self	2006-03-17
	Acts of Violence	Self	2006-03-14
	The Politics of the Dead Zone	Self	2006-09-26
	The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter	Self	2005-03-03
	Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche	Duncan (archive footage)	2004-01-01
	Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh	Self	2004-08-27
	Masters of Horror	Self	2002-11-06
	Jason X	Dr. Wimmer	2001-11-09
	The Judge	Det. Stobel	2001-05-06
	Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier	Self	2000-05-08
	The American Nightmare	Self	2000-09-11
	David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh		1999-10-20
	Resurrection	Father Rousell	1999-06-05
	Last Night	Duncan	1998-10-23
	The Grace of God	Psychiatrist	1998-06-10
	David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme	Himself	1997-01-19
	Crash	Auto Wreck Salesman (voice, uncredited)	1996-07-17
	The Stupids	Postal Supervisor	1996-08-08
	Moonshine Highway	Clem Clayton	1996-05-05
	Extreme Measures	Hospital Lawyer	1996-09-27
	To Die For	Man at Lake	1995-09-22
	Blood & Donuts	Crime Boss	1995-09-09
	Henry & Verlin	Doc Fisher	1994-01-07
	Boozecan	Stan Coleburn	1994-10-22
	Trial by Jury	Director	1994-09-09
	Blue		1992-01-10
	Naked Making Lunch	Himself	1992-12-29
	The Unmade Films of J.G. Ballard	Self	1990-01-01
	Nightbreed	Dr. Philip K. Decker	1990-02-16
	The Making of Dead Ringers	Self - Writer/Director	1988-01-01
	Dead Ringers	Obstetrician	1988-09-23
	Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg	Self	1986-01-01
	The Fly	Gynecologist	1986-08-15
	Into the Night	Group Supervisor	1985-02-22
	Videodrome	Max Renn (Helmet Scenes) (uncredited)	1983-02-04
	Take One: Fear on Film	Self	1982-01-01
	The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome	Interviewee	1982-12-31
	Shivers	Infected Crowd Member (uncredited)	1975-09-26
	Buffalo Airport Visions		1967-01-01
	Palace of Pleasure		1967-01-01