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-:In an interview with ''[[Senses of Cinema]]'', [[Catherine Breillat]] described [[David Cronenberg]] as another filmmaker she considers to have a similar approach to sexuality in film. +'''David Paul Cronenberg''' (born [[March 15]], [[1943]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[film director]] and occasional [[actor]]. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the ''[[body horror]]'' or ''venereal horror'' genre. This style of [[filmmaking]] explore people's fears of bodily transformation and [[infection]]. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through [[horror film|horror]] and [[science fiction film|science fiction]], although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.
 +==Filmography==
 +===As director===
 +;Feature films
 +* ''[[Stereo (film)|Stereo]]'' (1969)
 +* ''[[Crimes of the Future]]'' (1970)
 +* ''[[Shivers (film)|Shivers]]'' (1975)
 +* ''[[Rabid]]'' (1977)
 +* ''[[Fast Company (1979 film)|Fast Company]]'' (1979)
 +* ''[[The Brood]]'' (1979)
 +* ''[[Scanners]]'' (1981)
 +* ''[[Videodrome]]'' (1983)
 +* ''[[The Dead Zone (film)|The Dead Zone]]'' (1983)
 +* ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' (1986)
 +* ''[[Dead Ringers (film)|Dead Ringers]]'' (1988)
 +* ''[[Naked Lunch (film)|Naked Lunch]]'' (1991)
 +* ''[[M. Butterfly (film)|M. Butterfly]]'' (1993)
 +* ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (1996)
 +* ''[[eXistenZ]]'' (1999)
 +* ''[[Spider (film)|Spider]]'' (2002)
 +* ''[[A History of Violence (film)|A History of Violence]]'' (2005)
 +* ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' (2007)
 +* ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' (2011)
 +* ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]'' (2012)
-'''David Paul Cronenberg''' [[Order of Canada|OC]], [[Royal Society of Canada|FRSC]] (born [[March 15]], [[1943]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[film director]] and occasional [[actor]]. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the ''[[body horror]]'' or ''venereal horror'' genre. This style of [[filmmaking]] explore people's fears of bodily transformation and [[infection]]. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through [[horror film|horror]] and [[science fiction film|science fiction]], although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.+;Short films
 +* ''[[Transfer (film)|Transfer]]'' (1966)
 +* ''[[From the Drain]]'' (1967)
 +* ''[[Camera (2000 short film)|Camera]]'' (2000)
 +* ''[[To Each His Own Cinema]]'' (''Chacun son cinéma'') (2007)
 +** segment: ''[[At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World]]''
 + 
 +;Television series
 +* ''[[Programme X]]''
 +** episode: * ''[[Secret Weapons (short film)|Secret Weapons]]'' (1972)
 +* ''[[Peep Show (Canadian TV series)|Peep Show]]''
 +** episodes: ''The Victim'' (1975) & ''The Lie Chair'' [1975]
 +* ''[[Teleplay]]''
 +** episode: ''[[The Italian Machine]]'' (1976) [http://www.channel4.com/film/media/video/I/italian_machine_lg_01.ram watch it here] ([[RealMedia]])
 +* ''[[Friday the 13th: The Series]]''
 +** episode: 1.12 ''Faith Healer'' (1987)
 +* ''[[Scales of Justice (Canadian TV series)|Scales of Justice]]''
 +** episodes: ''Regina vs Horvath'' (1990) & ''Regina vs Logan'' (1990)
 +{{Multicol-break}}
 + 
 +;Television spots
 +* ''Jim Ritchie Sculptor'' (1971)
 +* ''Letter from Michelangelo'' (1971)
 +* ''Tourettes'' (1971)
 +* ''Don Valley'' (1972)
 +* ''Fort York'' (1972)
 +* ''Lakeshore'' (1972)
 +* ''Winter Garden'' (1972)
 +* ''Scarborough Bluffs'' (1972)
 +* ''In the Dirt'' (1972)
 + 
 +;Commercials
 +* ''Hydro''
 +** Client: [[Ontario Hydro]]
 +** Product: Energy conservation
 +** Agency: Burghardt Wolowich Crunkhorn
 +** Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
 +** Format: 4 x 30-second commercials
 +** Titles: ''Hot Showers'', ''Laundry'', ''Cleaners'', ''Timers''
 + 
 +* ''Caramilk''
 +** Client: [[William Neilson Ltd.]]
 +** Product: Cadbury Caramilk
 +** Agency: Scali McCabe, Sloves (Canada) Ltd.
 +** Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
 +** Format: 2 x 30-second commercials
 +** Titles: ''Bistro'', ''Surveillance''
 + 
 +* ''Nike''
 +** Client: [[Nike, Inc.|Nike International]]
 +** Product: Nike Air 180
 +** Agency: Wieden and Kennedy
 +** Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
 +** Format: 1 x 15-second/4 x 30-second commercials
 +** Title: ''Transformation''
 + 
 +===As producer===
 +* ''[[Dead Ringers (film)|Dead Ringers]]'' (1988)
 +* ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' (1996)
 +* ''[[I'm Losing You (film)|I'm Losing You]]'' (1998)
 +* ''[[Cosmopolis (film)|Cosmopolis]]'' (2012)
 + 
 +===As actor===
 +* ''[[Into the Night (film)|Into the Night]]'' (1985)
 +* ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' (1986, cameo)
 +* ''[[Nightbreed]]'' (1990)
 +* ''[[To Die For]]'' (1995, cameo)
 +* ''[[Blood and Donuts]]'' (1995)
 +* ''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' (1996, cameo)
 +* ''[[Extreme Measures]]'' (1996, cameo)
 +* ''[[Last Night (1998 film)|Last Night]]'' (1998)
 +* ''[[Resurrection (1999 film)|Resurrection]]'' (1999)
 +* ''[[Jason X]]'' (2002)
 +* ''[[Alias (TV series)|Alias]]'' (TV) (2003) (Episodes "[[Alias episodes (season 3)#Remnants|Remnants]]" and "[[Alias episodes (season 3)#Conscious|Conscious]]")
 +* [[Barney's Version (film)|''Barney's Version'']] (2010, cameo)
 + 
 +{{GFDL}}
 +[[Category:Canon]]

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David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explore people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.

Contents

Filmography

As director

Feature films
Short films
Television series

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Television spots
  • Jim Ritchie Sculptor (1971)
  • Letter from Michelangelo (1971)
  • Tourettes (1971)
  • Don Valley (1972)
  • Fort York (1972)
  • Lakeshore (1972)
  • Winter Garden (1972)
  • Scarborough Bluffs (1972)
  • In the Dirt (1972)
Commercials
  • Hydro
    • Client: Ontario Hydro
    • Product: Energy conservation
    • Agency: Burghardt Wolowich Crunkhorn
    • Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
    • Format: 4 x 30-second commercials
    • Titles: Hot Showers, Laundry, Cleaners, Timers
  • Caramilk
    • Client: William Neilson Ltd.
    • Product: Cadbury Caramilk
    • Agency: Scali McCabe, Sloves (Canada) Ltd.
    • Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
    • Format: 2 x 30-second commercials
    • Titles: Bistro, Surveillance
  • Nike
    • Client: Nike International
    • Product: Nike Air 180
    • Agency: Wieden and Kennedy
    • Production company: The Partners' Film Company Ltd.
    • Format: 1 x 15-second/4 x 30-second commercials
    • Title: Transformation

As producer

As actor


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