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David Cronenberg

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

Canadian filmmaker (born 1943)

OverviewAI-generated

David Cronenberg is a person whose work period began in 1966. He is associated with the tag film and has been referenced by 1,592 other encyclopedia articles. His notable works include Stereo (1969), Shivers (1975), Rabid (1977), Crimes of the future (1970), and Crash (1996).

Born in 1943, Cronenberg has a height of 175. He is an author with twenty works listed in the Open Library. Crossref records five works by him. He has 1074 listeners and a playcount of 4260 on Last.fm.

Cronenberg has stated, "The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art." He also noted, "I know that many artists feel that they are frauds - that's part of the pleasure of creativity." His floruit is listed as 1999-01-01.

Synthesized by Vinony from 17 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Last.fm, Crossref, Wikiquote, MusicBrainz, Open Library, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
1943
Works
20

Top works

  • Stereo (1969)
  • Shivers (1975)
  • Rabid (1977)
  • Crimes of the future (1970)
  • Crash (1996)

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
1,074
Total plays
4,260

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David Paul Cronenberg, OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian filmmaker, screenwriter, 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 explores 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

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews

    · 2021 · cited 84,720x

  2. Basic local alignment search tool

    · 1990 · cited 80,810x

  3. The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.

    · 1986 · cited 63,602x

  4. Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error

    · 1981 · cited 63,362x

  5. Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement

    · 2009 · cited 58,712x

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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.”
  • “The desire to be loved is really death when it comes to art.”
  • “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.”
  • “I'm always working on the same thing, the creation of an identity. It's mysterious: We think identity is genetically given, but I believe there is creative will involved with the decision of who we are going to be. All my movies are concerned with this.”
  • “I know that many artists feel that they are frauds - that's part of the pleasure of creativity.”
  • “I'm an atheist, and so I have a philosophical problem with demonology and supporting the mythology of Satan, which involves God and heaven and hell and all that stuff. I'm not just a nonbeliever, I'm an antibeliever - I think it's a destructive philosophy.”

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Encyclopedic overview

David Paul Cronenberg (born March 15, 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), though he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers and gangster films.

Cronenberg's films have polarized critics and audiences alike; he has earned critical acclaim and has 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".

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