Directed by David Cronenberg
9 Episodes
Gooey, splattery, fleshy nightmares of contagion and transformation, the audacious cinematic transgressions of David Cronenberg—whose latest film, THE SHROUDS, infects theaters this April—are not so much watched as experienced in a visceral, full-body wave of can’t-look-away revulsion and fascination. These definitive body-horror classics—including the killer-kiddo shocker THE BROOD, his head-exploding commercial breakthrough SCANNERS, and the doubly diabolical psychological puzzle DEAD RINGERS—suggest that perhaps nothing is more terrifying than our own selves.
THE SHROUDS opens in theaters April 18. Coming soon to the Criterion Channel.
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01:13Episode 1Directed by David Cronenberg Teaser
Episode 1
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02:14Episode 2THE SHROUDS Trailer
Episode 2
THE SHROUDS opens in theaters April 18. Coming soon to the Criterion Channel.
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1:55:33Episode 3Dead Ringers
Episode 3
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1988 • United States, Canada
Starring Jeremy Irons, Geneviève Bujold, Heidi von PalleskeIn DEAD RINGERS, David Cronenberg tells the chilling story of identical twin gynecologists—suave Elliot and sensitive Beverly, bipolar sides of one personality—who share the sa...
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1:33:00Episode 4Fast Company
Episode 4
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1979 • Canada
Starring William Smith, Claudia Jennings, John SaxonA rare non-horror outing from David Cronenberg, FAST COMPANY may be far removed from his famously fleshy freakouts, but this crackerjack car-racing thriller is a fast and fun joyride directed with h...
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Rabid
Episode 5
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1977 • Canada
Starring Marilyn Chambers, Frank Moore, Joe SilverDavid Cronenberg cemented his reputation as one of the most daring directors of his generation with his deeply disturbing second foray into the body-horror genre. After undergoing radical emergency su...
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The Brood
Episode 6
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1979 • Canada
Starring Oliver Reed, Samantha Eggar, Art HindleA disturbed woman is receiving a radical form of psychotherapy at a remote, mysterious institute. Meanwhile, her five-year-old daughter, under the care of her estranged husband, is being terrorized by a...
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Scanners
Episode 7
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1981 • Canada
Starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O’Neill, Michael IronsideWith SCANNERS, David Cronenberg plunges us into one of his most terrifying and thrilling sci-fi worlds. After a man with extraordinary—and frighteningly destructive—telepathic abilities is nabb...
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1:02:47Episode 8Crimes of the Future
Episode 8
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1970 • Canada
Starring Ronald Mlodzik, Jon Lidolt, Tania ZoltyIn this early feature from David Cronenberg, a dermatologist named Adrian Tripod searches for his missing mentor, Antoine Rouge, in the wake of a plague caused by cosmetics that has wiped out all sexual...
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Stereo
Episode 9
Directed by David Cronenberg • 1969 • Canada
David Cronenberg’s first feature, 1969’s STEREO concerns medical experiments and telepathy and is a clear precursor to SCANNERS. The sixty-five-minute film, presented here, stars Ronald Mlodzik, who would go on to appear in Cronenberg’s CRIMES OF THE ...
