David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

83

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-03-15 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

David Cronenberg

Biography

David Paul Cronenberg [CC OOnt], born 15 March 1943, is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981),  Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986). However, he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers, and gangster films. Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences; he has earned critical acclaim and sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. The Village Voice called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world". His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize for Crash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award "for originality, for daring, and for audacity". From the 2000s to the 2020s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), A Dangerous Method (2011) and Crimes of the Future (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or, the most recent being The Shrouds (2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Description above from the Wikipedia article David Cronenberg, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Star Trek: Discovery

    Star Trek: Discovery

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Humane

    Humane

  • Slasher

    Slasher

  • Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket

    Pig Goat Banana Cricket

  • The Fly

    The Fly

  • Le Cercle

    Le Cercle

  • Crash

    Crash

  • Alias

    Alias

  • By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

    By Any Means Necessary: The Making of "Jason X"

  • Jason X

    Jason X

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • Tomorrow's Shadows

    Tomorrow's Shadows

  • Barney's Version

    Barney's Version

  • Alias Grace

    Alias Grace

  • The Shrouds

    The Shrouds

  • L’ inquiétante absence

    L’ inquiétante absence

  • Falling

    Falling

  • David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

    David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

  • Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

    Weird Sex and Snowshoes: A Trek Through the Canadian Cinematic Psyche

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Shivers

    Shivers

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • 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

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

  • Videodrome

    Videodrome

  • To Die For

    To Die For

  • Rewind

    Rewind

  • Nightbreed

    Nightbreed

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Dead Ringers

    Dead Ringers

  • Henry & Verlin

    Henry & Verlin

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • Blue

    Blue

  • The Politics of the Dead Zone

    The Politics of the Dead Zone

  • A Special Day

    A Special Day

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

  • Last Night

    Last Night

  • Blood & Donuts

    Blood & Donuts

  • The Stupids

    The Stupids

  • Room 999

    Room 999

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • Trial by Jury

    Trial by Jury

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Citizens of Cosmopolis

    Citizens of Cosmopolis

  • Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

    Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

  • Moonshine Highway

    Moonshine Highway

  • Acts of Violence

    Acts of Violence

  • Too Commercial for Cannes

    Too Commercial for Cannes

  • Take One: Fear on Film

    Take One: Fear on Film

  • Disappearance at Clifton Hill

    Disappearance at Clifton Hill

  • A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

    A Kaleidoscope of Meaning: Colour in Don't Look Now

  • Ready or Not: Here I Come

    Ready or Not: Here I Come

  • Naked Making Lunch

    Naked Making Lunch

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

  • Ape Sodom

    Ape Sodom

  • Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

    Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

  • The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

    The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

  • The Nest

    The Nest

  • The Death of David Cronenberg

    The Death of David Cronenberg

  • The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

    The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

  • On Screen!: Shivers

    On Screen!: Shivers

  • Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

    Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

  • The Making of Dead Ringers

    The Making of Dead Ringers

  • Palace of Pleasure

    Palace of Pleasure

  • The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

    The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

  • David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

    David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

  • Boozecan

    Boozecan

  • David Cronenberg: The Early Years

    David Cronenberg: The Early Years

  • Tales from the Organ Trade

    Tales from the Organ Trade

  • Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

    Frame by Frame: The Invisible Art of Production Designer Carol Spier

  • Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

    Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

  • The Grace of God

    The Grace of God

  • Buffalo Airport Visions

    Buffalo Airport Visions

  • David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

    David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh