David Cronenberg

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

84

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

  • To Each His Own Cinema

    To Each His Own Cinema

  • Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

    Ready or Not 2: Here I Come

  • Slasher

    Slasher

  • Kulturzeit

    Kulturzeit

  • Humane

    Humane

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • SexTV

    SexTV

  • The Fly

    The Fly

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

    Pass the Warning: Reflecting on Nic Roeg's Masterpiece

  • Sangre del Toro

    Sangre del Toro

  • 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

  • Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

    Faut Voir - L'hebdo cinéma

  • Shivers

    Shivers

  • Alias Grace

    Alias Grace

  • Crash

    Crash

  • Room 999

    Room 999

  • Rewind

    Rewind

  • Le Cercle

    Le Cercle

  • Falling

    Falling

  • Pig Goat Banana Cricket

    Pig Goat Banana Cricket

  • Dead Ringers

    Dead Ringers

  • Resurrection

    Resurrection

  • Prisoners of Gravity

    Prisoners of Gravity

  • Alias

    Alias

  • Jason X

    Jason X

  • Last Night

    Last Night

  • Nightbreed

    Nightbreed

  • Henry & Verlin

    Henry & Verlin

  • Blood & Donuts

    Blood & Donuts

  • The Stupids

    The Stupids

  • Videodrome

    Videodrome

  • The Newsroom

    The Newsroom

  • To Die For

    To Die For

  • Disappearance at Clifton Hill

    Disappearance at Clifton Hill

  • Ape Sodom

    Ape Sodom

  • Moonshine Highway

    Moonshine Highway

  • The American Nightmare

    The American Nightmare

  • Extreme Measures

    Extreme Measures

  • A Special Day

    A Special Day

  • Trial by Jury

    Trial by Jury

  • Barney's Version

    Barney's Version

  • Happy Town

    Happy Town

  • Into the Night

    Into the Night

  • Blue

    Blue

  • L’inquiétante absence

    L’inquiétante absence

  • Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

    Secret Origin: The Story of DC Comics

  • Naked Making Lunch

    Naked Making Lunch

  • William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

    William S. Burroughs: A Man Within

  • Masters of Horror

    Masters of Horror

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

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

  • Tomorrow's Shadows

    Tomorrow's Shadows

  • Citizens of Cosmopolis

    Citizens of Cosmopolis

  • The Nest

    The Nest

  • David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

    David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme

  • Take One: Fear on Film

    Take One: Fear on Film

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

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

  • The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

    The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome

  • Acts of Violence

    Acts of Violence

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

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

  • Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

    Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • Too Commercial for Cannes

    Too Commercial for Cannes

  • Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

    Produce Your Own Damn Movie!

  • The Politics of the Dead Zone

    The Politics of the Dead Zone

  • The Judge

    The Judge

  • The Death of David Cronenberg

    The Death of David Cronenberg

  • 100 Greatest Sexy Moments

    100 Greatest Sexy Moments

  • On Screen!: Shivers

    On Screen!: Shivers

  • Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

    Moving Pictures: J.G. Ballard

  • Slasher: Flesh & Blood

    Slasher: Flesh & Blood

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

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

  • The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

    The Hanging of Stuart Cornfeld

  • Tales from the Organ Trade

    Tales from the Organ Trade

  • Boozecan

    Boozecan

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

    David Cronenberg: I Have to Make the Word Be Flesh

  • Palace of Pleasure

    Palace of Pleasure

  • Buffalo Airport Visions

    Buffalo Airport Visions

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

    Long Live the New Flesh: The Films of David Cronenberg

  • The Grace of God

    The Grace of God

  • The Making of Dead Ringers

    The Making of Dead Ringers

  • David Cronenberg: The Early Years

    David Cronenberg: The Early Years

  • David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

    David Cronenberg, en chair et en os

  • The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter

    The Best of Secter & the Rest of Secter