Although as an adult, Cronenberg feels superhero films are artistically limited, he maintains a fondness for Captain Marvel/ Shazam, criticizing how he feels the character had been neglected. Cronenberg also read comic books, noting his favorites were Tarzan, Little Lulu, Uncle Scrooge, Blackhawk, Plastic Man, Superman and the original Fawcett Comics version of Captain Marvel, later known as Shazam. Ī voracious reader from an early age, Cronenberg started off enjoying science fiction magazines like The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Galaxy, and Astounding, where he first encountered authors who would prove influential on his own work, including Ray Bradbury and Isaac Asimov, although he wouldn't encounter his primary influence, Philip K. They kept the Cronenberg household full of a wide variety of books, and Cronenberg's father tried to introduce him to art films such as The Seventh Seal, although at the time, Cronenberg was more interested in western and pirate films, showing a particular affinity for those featuring Burt Lancaster. He was raised in a 'middle-class progressive Jewish family.' His father was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and his mother was born in Toronto all of his Jewish grandparents were from Lithuania.

5.2 Academy of Canadian Cinema and Televisionīorn in Toronto, Ontario, Cronenberg is the son of Esther ( née Sumberg), a musician, and Milton Cronenberg, a writer and editor.

He competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival with Cosmopolis. In the 2000s and 2010s, Cronenberg collaborated on several films with Viggo Mortensen, including A History of Violence (2005), Eastern Promises (2007), and A Dangerous Method (2011).

His films have won numerous awards, including, for Crash, the Special Jury Prize 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'. The Village Voice called him 'the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world'. Ĭronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences alike he has earned critical acclaim and has sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Videodrome (1983), and The Fly (1986), though he has also worked in multiple genres throughout his career. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, technology, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. David Paul Cronenberg CC OOnt (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor.

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