David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg

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.
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Birthday
    3/15/1943
Tales from the Organ Trade
Tales from the Organ Trade
6.4
Citizens of Cosmopolis
6.1
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg
7.5
David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh
7.2
Too Commercial for Cannes
8.5
The Making of Dead Ringers
The Making of Dead Ringers
8
On Screen!: Shivers
0
Acts of Violence
Acts of Violence
8
The Death of David Cronenberg
The Death of David Cronenberg
6.088
The Grace of God
The Grace of God
0
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter
0
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World
0
Naked Making Lunch
Naked Making Lunch
7.1
Blue
Blue
5.8
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme
5
Ape Sodom
Ape Sodom
3.5
The Nest
The Nest
4.9
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
7.3
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier
0
A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now
6
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard
7
The Politics of the Dead Zone
6
Tomorrow's Shadows
0
Nightbreed
Nightbreed
6.337
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within
6.795
Take One: Fear on Film
Take One: Fear on Film
7
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
Disappearance at Clifton Hill
5.54
Jason X
Jason X
4.841
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare
6.9
Boozecan
Boozecan
0
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
Produce Your Own Damn Movie!
0
Resurrection
Resurrection
6.11
Blood & Donuts
Blood & Donuts
5.3
Masters of Horror
Masters of Horror
7.731
Room 999
Room 999
6
Into the Night
Into the Night
6.5
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
6.5
Palace of Pleasure
Palace of Pleasure
0
Buffalo Airport Visions
Buffalo Airport Visions
0
The Fly
The Fly
7.4
Henry & Verlin
4
A Special Day
A Special Day
6
Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece
7
Last Night
Last Night
6.604
Rewind
Rewind
5.679
The Judge
The Judge
5.5
Moonshine Highway
Moonshine Highway
6
The Stupids
The Stupids
4.675
L’ inquiétante absence
L’ inquiétante absence
8
Trial by Jury
Trial by Jury
5.4
Crash
Crash
6.433
To Each His Own Cinema
To Each His Own Cinema
6.66
Falling
Falling
6.537
Dead Ringers
Dead Ringers
7.123
Videodrome
Videodrome
7.292
Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche
5
Barney's Version
Barney's Version
7.045
To Die For
To Die For
6.573
Shivers
Shivers
6.4
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics
7
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measures
5.968
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