Directer study of david Cronenberg

1. David
Cronenberg
Thriller Director

2. • Born in march 15th 1943 is a screenwriter film maker and
actor Born in Toronto Canada Cronenberg was the son of a
musician Esther and Milton Cronenberg a writer and
editor. He was raised in a middle class progressive Jewish
family. Although born Jewish Cronenberg see’s death as
“the end of anything progressive” an therefore explores
this through horror an thriller movies.
Basic biography

3. Director Commercials producer Actor
Cosmopolis (2012) Hydro- Energy Transfer (1966) Into the Night (1985)
conservation
A dangerous Caramilk -Cadbury’s Stereo (1969) The Fly (1986)
method(2011) caramilk
Eastern promises Nike- Nike air 180 Crimes of the Future Nightbreed (1990)
(2007) (1970)
A history of violence Dead Ringers (1988) To Die For (1995)
(2005)
Spider (2002) Crash (1996) The Stupids (1996)
Short6 (2001) I’m losing you (1998) Extreme Measures
(1996)
eXistenZ (1999) Existenz (1999) Last Night (1998)
Crash (1996) Spider (2002) Resurrection (1999)
The Fly (1986) Jason X (2002)
Filmography

4. • Cronenberg started his career in the film industry with the
creation of two short films which spiked the interest of
Ivan Reitman an they went into a partnership.
• The canadian government provided funding for his
‘bodyshock’ horror films in the 1970’s such as Shivers,
Fast company(1979) and rabid.
• later he progressed into thrillers however still produces a
vast amount of horrors
Career

5. • William S. Burroughs who Cronenburg said to be his “literacy hero”
• Vladimir Nabokov a novalist, poet and short story writer
• Burroughs book ‘naked lunch’ was seen as one of the most controversial books of it’s time,
Crounenburg’s adaptation of this is perhaps the best example of a film that straddles the line between
his works of personal chaos and phycological confusion.
Influences 5

6. • All stereotypes turn out to be true. This is a horrifying thing about life. All
those things you fought against as a youth: you begin to realize they're
stereotypes because they're true.
• Everybody's a mad scientist, and life is their lab. We're all trying to experiment
to find a way to live, to solve problems, to fend off madness and chaos.
• Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.
• When you're in the muck you can only see muck. If you somehow manage to
float above it, you still see the muck but you see it from a different
perspective. And you see other things too. That's the consolation of philosophy.
Quotes 6

7. • (2004) science Fiction Magazine labeled him second best
directer
• Special Jury Prize at the (1996) Cannes Film Festival for
Crash
• (1999) Silver Bear Award at the 49th Berlin International
Film festival
• (2006) Carrose d’Or Cannes Film Fest
• (2012) Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Awards 7

8. • Cronenburs known for his overly gory (Body shock style
ass can be seen in the trailer below
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2tr6tJfsSDk
Style 8

9. • Although cronenberg’s films are mainly horror’s his work
with thrillers or physiologically challenging films are what
hold my interest such as Crash (1996) which plays with
the ideas of sexual tension and danger.
• This way of sustaining tension throughout the film attracts
my interest. Although the majority of the film is given
away at the start.
• In my opinion cronenberg is a skilled directer.
• Who although is slightly gory with his body-shock film
direction. Still has created fantastic films which hold both
suspense and the audiences anxiety.
Opinion 9