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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.

Cosmopolis ( 2012) | IMDb: 5.1

Drama

Riding across Manhattan in a stretch limo during a riot in order to get a haircut, a 28-year-old billionaire asset manager's life begins to crumble.

Starring:

Robert Pattinson , Juliette Binoche , Sarah Gadon , Mathieu Amalric , Jay Baruchel , Kevin Durand

Directed by:

Dug Rotstein , David Cronenberg , Jack Boem

Produced by:

Zameret Kleiman , Deirdre Bowen , John Gaskin

Spider ( 2002) | IMDb: 6.8

Drama , Mystery , Thriller

A mentally disturbed man takes residence in a halfway house. His mind gradually slips back into the realm created by his illness, where he replays a key part of his childhood.

Starring:

Ralph Fiennes , Miranda Richardson , Gabriel Byrne , Lynn Redgrave , John Neville , Philip Craig

Directed by:

Sara Desmond , David Cronenberg , Blanche McDermaid

Produced by:

Sara Giles , Simon Franks , Hannah Leader

eXistenZ ( 1999) | IMDb: 6.8

Action , Science fiction , Thriller

A game designer on the run from assassins must play her latest virtual reality creation with a marketing trainee to determine if the game has been damaged.

Starring:

Jennifer Jason Leigh , Jude Law , Ian Holm , Willem Dafoe , Don McKellar , Callum Keith Rennie

Directed by:

Dug Rotstein , David Cronenberg

Produced by:

Damon Bryant , András Hámori , Deirdre Bowen

Crash ( 1996) | IMDb: 6.4

Drama , Thriller

After getting into a serious car accident, a TV director discovers an underground sub-culture of scarred, omnisexual car-crash victims, and he begins to use car accidents and the raw sexual energy they produce to try to rejuvenate his sex life with his wife.

Starring:

James Spader , Holly Hunter , Elias Koteas , Deborah Kara Unger , Rosanna Arquette , Peter MacNeill

Directed by:

Michele Rakich , David Cronenberg , Tom Quinn

Produced by:

Deirdre Bowen , David Cronenberg , Stéphane Reichel

Dead Ringers ( 1988) | IMDb: 7.2

Horror , Thriller

Elliot, a successful gynecologist, works at the same practice as his identical twin, Beverly. Elliot is attracted to many of his patients and has affairs with them. When he inevitably loses interest, he will give the woman over to Beverly, the meeker of the two, without the woman knowing the difference. Beverly falls hard for one of the patients, Claire, but when she inadvertently deceives him, he slips into a state of madness.

Starring:

Jeremy Irons , Geneviève Bujold , Heidi von Palleske , Barbara Gordon , Shirley Douglas , Stephen Lack

Directed by:

John Board , David Cronenberg , Izidore K. Musallam

Produced by:

Sylvio Tabet , David Cronenberg , John Board

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