David Cronenberg

Also known as David Paul Cronenberg, David P. Cronenberg, David Cronenburg

David Paul Cronenberg es un director de cine, guionista, productor y actor canadiense. Es uno de los principales originadores del género de terror corporal, con sus películas explorando la transformación corporal visceral, las enfermedades infecciosas y el entrelazamiento de lo psicológico, lo físico y lo tecnológico. Cronenberg es mejor conocido por explorar estos temas a través de películas de terror de ciencia ficción como Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981), Videodrome (1983) y The Fly (1986), aunque también ha dirigido dramas, thrillers psicológicos y películas de gánsteres.

Occupation: film director, actor, film producer, film editor
Position held: President of the Jury at the Cannes Festival
Citizenship: Canada
Born: March 15, 1943

Resumen

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Also known as David Paul Cronenberg, David P. Cronenberg, David Cronenburg

Notable quotes

“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.”
— As quoted at "InFuze Magazine" (14 Dec 2011)
“We are confused and bemused, and think that it’s a momentary delusion that will soon dissipate, leaving our lives to continue as they were.”
— "The Beetle and the Fly," (January 17, 2014)
“I know that many artists feel that they are frauds - that's part of the pleasure of creativity.”
— Cronenberg: An intellectual with ominous powers (May 19, 2006)
“I think all my movies are commercial. That's my delusion. I thought Naked Lunch was wildly entertaining, so what do I know?”
— David Cronenberg's Body Language (September 18, 2005)
“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.”
— Ch. 1, P. 7
“Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.”
— Ch. 5