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David Cronenberg
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We are confused and bemused, and think that it’s a momentary delusion that will soon dissipate, leaving our lives to continue as they were.
— "The Beetle and the Fly," (January 17, 2014)
David Cronenberg
Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)
- Fame59.8
- Momentum0.0
- Canada rank#165
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- Fame59.8
- Momentum0.0
- Canada rank#165
- Directors rank#135
- Wikipedia104.1K
Born 1943 · age 83Canada
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The filmmaker who made disease, mutation, and the collapse of the body into something else—technology, insect, idea—into an aesthetic. Cronenberg turned viscera into philosophy and got called audacious for it.
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Born March 15, 1943, Cronenberg built the body horror genre from the ground up with Shivers in 1975, then sharpened it through Scanners, Videodrome, and The Fly—films that made transformation, infection, and the merger of flesh and machine into recurring obsessions. His work polarized audiences and critics in equal measure, earning both awards and accusations; Crash took a Special Jury Prize at Cannes in 1996, given specifically "for originality, for daring, and for audacity," an honor the festival doesn't hand out annually. From the 2000s on he pivoted toward dramas and thrillers, collaborati…
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David Cronenberg
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The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art.
— As quoted in "interview with Canadian Broadcasting Corporation/CBC Radio program Q," (7 June 2012)
David Cronenberg
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All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life.
— As quoted at "InFuze Magazine" (14 Dec 2011)
David Cronenberg
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I'm always working on the same thing, the creation of an identity.
— Cronenberg: An intellectual with ominous powers (May 19, 2006)
David Cronenberg
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I know that many artists feel that they are frauds - that's part of the pleasure of creativity.
— Cronenberg: An intellectual with ominous powers (May 19, 2006)
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- Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement
- Carrosse d'or
- Sitges Film Festival Best Director award
- Time Machine Award
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