After losing his wife of 43 years, David Cronenberg turned the camera on grief itself

Talking To The Dead In ''The Shrouds'; End-Of-Life Care & A 'Good Death'; Daguerreotype At The Met; 'Serial Killer Support Group'

Talking To The Dead In ''The Shrouds'; End-Of-Life Care & A 'Good Death'; Daguerreotype At The Met; 'Serial Killer Support ...

After losing his wife of 43 years, David Cronenberg turned the camera on grief itself

The Canadian director reflects on body horror, Trump, Elon Musk, legacy and his new movie “The Shrouds” — and whether it might be the last one he ever makes.

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“All Grief is Unique”: David Cronenberg on The Shrouds, Life Beyond Story, and Making iPhones Cinematic

If any single thing distinguishes directors from auteurs, the capacity to put oneself into the film might be a strong dividing line. Few living directors have defined themselves so strongly as David Cronenberg, and while this sets expectations that can very well engender confused responses, it’s all the more opportunity to surprise––such as a sold-out New York Film Festival crowd being hushed into stunned silence when they realized his new film,…

David Cronenberg on Life After Death in His New Film The Shrouds

David Cronenberg laughed through tears as he wrote The Shrouds, his 23rd feature. Following his lifelong exploration of life and death — and how technology blurs the boundary — the film was influenced by the death of his wife of 38 years, Carolyn, who died of cancer in 2017.  The Shrouds follows eco-conscious businessman Karsh (Vincent Cassel), who mourns the death of his wife Becca (Diane Kruger) with a new technology he calls GraveTech: a shro…