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David Cronenberg
David Cronenberg (David Cronenberg), born in Toronto, Canada on March 15, 1943, is a Canadian director, screenwriter, and producer. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a major in literature.
In 1969, he independently directed his first short film "Stereo". In 1975, directed his first feature film " Salvage ". In 1983, directed the horror film " Videodrome ", which won the Best Science Fiction Film Award at the Brussels International Fantasy Film Festival. In 1986, with the thriller film " House Fly " shortlisted for the best director of the 14th Saturn Awards. In 1991, the crime film " David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch " , written and directed by him , was released
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, which was shortlisted for the main competition of the 42nd Berlin International Film Festival. In 1996, directed the feature film " Crash ", which won the 49th Cannes International Film Festival-the main competition unit-the jury special award. In 1999, directed the science fiction thriller film " eXistenZ "
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, which won the Silver Bear Award-Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. In 2005, the thriller film " A History of Violence " directed by him was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 58th Cannes International Film Festival
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. In 2007, the directed thriller film " Eastern Promises " won the People's Choice Award-Best Feature Film at the 32nd Toronto International Film Festival. In 2011, the feature film " A Dangerous Method " directed by was shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 68th Venice International Film Festival
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. In 2014, the feature film " Maps to the Stars " directed by him was released
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, which was nominated for the main competition of the 67th Cannes International Film Festival
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. In 2018, David Cronenberg won the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 75th Venice International Film Festival
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Early Experience
When he was a child, David Cronenberg showed a special interest in literature and music, and he also played a good guitar. Later, David Cronenberg enrolled at the University of Toronto. At the beginning, he majored in biochemistry, and finally transferred to English literature
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Personal Life
David Cronenberg's father is a journalist and his mother is a piano player. On June 19, 2017, David Cronenberg's wife, Caroline Cronenberg, died of illness at her home in Toronto at the age of 66
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Character Evaluation
David Cronenberg's film is a test of the audience's endurance. The bizarre plot and bizarre images are jaw-dropping, and people are used to classifying his films as erotic or horror based on this. Plots and images are the source of his misunderstanding, but they are by no means a tool for grandstanding. The serious themes behind the phenomenon are often stifling, but expressed in extreme ways ). His past films "David Cronenberg's Naked Lunch", "Salvage", and "Crash" are not difficult to see. He is a director with outstanding personality, and he is very interested in bizarre and charming themes. His film works not only emphasize sensory stimulation, but also the film has a certain connection with real life. There are often two extreme evaluations of Cronenberg's films. People who know his films highly rate it, while those who cannot understand his films will find it intolerable .
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