David Cronenberg

David Cronenberg CCOOnt
Cronenberg in 2012
Born	David Paul Cronenberg (1943-03-15)March 15, 1943 Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Other names	The Baron of Blood King of Venereal Horror
Education	University of Toronto(BA)
Occupations	Film director screenwriter producer actor
Years active	1966–present
Spouses	Margaret Hindson ​ ​ (m.1972;div.1979)​ Carolyn Zeifman ​ ​ (m.1979; died 2017)​
Children	3, includingBrandonandCaitlin
Relatives	Denise Cronenberg(sister) Aaron Woodley(nephew)

David Paul CronenbergCCOOnt(born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.He is a principal originator of thebody horrorgenre, 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 throughsci-fihorrorfilms such asShivers(1975),Scanners(1981),Videodrome(1983) andThe Fly(1986), though he has also directeddramas,psychological thrillersandgangster 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 Voicecalled him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world".His films have won numerous awards, including theSpecial Jury PrizeforCrashat the1996 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".

From the2000sto the2020s,Cronenberg collaborated on several films withViggo Mortensen,includingA History of Violence(2005),Eastern Promises(2007),A Dangerous Method(2011) andCrimes of the Future(2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for thePalme d'Or,the most recent beingThe Shrouds(2024), which was screened at the2024 Cannes Film Festival.

Early life and education

David Cronenberg was born inToronto,Ontario,on March 15, 1943.Cronenberg is the son of Esther (néeSumberg), a musician, and Milton Cronenberg, a writer and editor.He was raised in a "middle-class progressiveJewishfamily ".His father was born inBaltimore, Maryland,and his mother was born in Toronto; all of his grandparents wereJews from Lithuania.Milton wrote some short stories forTrue Detectiveand had a column in theToronto Telegramfor around thirty years.The Cronenberg household was full of a wide variety of books, and Cronenberg's father tried to introduce his son toart filmssuch asThe Seventh Seal,although at the time Cronenberg was more interested inwesternandpiratefilms, showing a particular affinity for those featuringBurt Lancaster.

A voracious reader from an early age, Cronenberg started off enjoyingscience fiction magazineslikeThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,Galaxy,andAstounding,where he first encountered authors who would prove influential on his own work, includingRay BradburyandIsaac Asimov,although he wouldn't encounter his primary influence,Philip K. Dick,until much later. Cronenberg also readcomic books,noting his favorites wereTarzan,Little Lulu,Uncle Scrooge,Blackhawk,Plastic Man,Superman,and the originalFawcett Comicsversion ofCaptain Marvel,later known asShazam.Although as an adult, Cronenberg feelssuperhero filmsare artistically limited, he maintains a fondness forCaptain Marvel/Shazam,criticizing how he feels the character had been neglected.Cronenberg also readhorror comicspublished byEC,which in contrast to the others, he described as "scary and bizarre and violent and nasty—the ones your mother didn't want you to have."

Early films that later proved influential on Cronenberg's career includeavant-garde,horror,science fiction,andthrillerfilms, such asUn Chien Andalou,Vampyr,War of the Worlds,Freaks,Creature from the Black Lagoon,Alphaville,Performance,andDuel.However, Cronenberg has also cited less obvious films as influences, including comedies likeThe Bed Sitting Room,as well asDisney cartoonssuch asBambiandDumbo.Cronenberg said he found these two Disney animated films, as well asUniversal'slive-actionBlue Lagoon,"terrifying" which influenced his approach to horror.Cronenberg went on to say thatBambiwas the "first important film" he ever saw, citing the moment when Bambi's mother died as particularly powerful.Cronenberg even wished to screenBambias part of a museum exhibition of his influences, but Disney refused him permission.In terms of conventional horror films that frightened him, Cronenberg citedDon't Look Now.

Cronenberg attended Dewson Street Public School, Kent Senior School,Harbord Collegiate InstituteandNorth Toronto Collegiate Institute.He enrolled at theUniversity of Torontofor Honours Science in 1963, but changed to Honours English Language and Literature the next year. He graduated from university in 1967, at the top of his class with a general bachelor of arts.Cronenberg decided to not study for a master of arts after makingStereo.

Cronenberg's fascination with the filmWinter Kept Us Warm(1966), by classmateDavid Secter,sparked his interest in film. He began frequenting film camera rental houses and learned the art of filmmaking.Cronenberg made two short films,TransferandFrom the Drain,with a few hundred dollars.Cronenberg,Ivan Reitman,Bob Fothergill, and Iain Ewing were inspired byJonas Mekasand formed the Toronto Film Co-op.

Career

1969–1979: Film debut and early work

After two short sketch films and two shortart-housefeatures (theblack-and-whiteStereoand the colourCrimes of the Future) Cronenberg went into partnership withIvan Reitman.The Canadian government provided financing for his films throughout the 1970s.During this period, he focused on his signature "body horror"films such asShiversandRabid,the latter of which provided pornographic actressMarilyn Chamberswith work in a different genre, although Cronenberg's first choice for the role had been a then little-knownSissy Spacek.Rabidwas a breakthrough with international distributors, and his next two horror features,The BroodandScanners,gained stronger support. Even at this stage however, Cronenberg showed variety, by makingFast CompanybetweenThe BroodandRabid,a project reflecting his interest in car racing and bike gangs.

1981–1988: Breakthrough and acclaim

In 1981, Cronenberg directed thescience-fictionhorror filmScanners(1981). In the film, "scanners" arepsychicswith unusualtelepathicandtelekineticpowers. The film has since become acult classic.In 1983 he directed another science-fiction horror filmVideodromestarringJames Woods.The film was distributed byUniversal Pictures.Janet MaslinofThe New York Timesremarked on the film's "innovativeness", and praised Woods' performance as having a "sharply authentic edge".That same year he directedThe Dead Zone(1983) starringChristopher Walken.

Cronenberg directedThe Fly(1986) starringJeff GoldblumandGeena Davis.The film is loosely based onGeorge Langelaan's 1957short story of the same nameandthe 1958 film of the same name.It was distributed by20th Century Foxand was a box office hit making $60 million. Cronenberg has not generally worked within the world of big-budget, mainstream Hollywood filmmaking, although he has had occasional near misses. At one stage he was considered byGeorge Lucasas a possible director forReturn of the Jedi(1983) but was passed over. SinceDead Ringers(1988), Cronenberg has worked with cinematographerPeter Suschitzkyon each of his films (seeList of film director and cinematographer collaborations). Suschitzky was the director of photography forThe Empire Strikes Back(1980), and Cronenberg remarked that Suschitzky's work in that film "was the only one of those movies that actually looked good",which was a motivating factor to work with him onDead Ringers.

Cronenberg has collaborated with composerHoward Shoreon all of his films sinceThe Brood(1979), (seeList of film director and composer collaborations) with the exception ofThe Dead Zone(1983), which was scored byMichael Kamen.Other regular collaborators include actor Robert Silverman,art directorCarol Spier(also his sister)sound editorBryan Day, film editor Ronald Sanders, his sister,costume designerDenise Cronenberg,and, from 1979 until 1988,cinematographerMark Irwin. In 2008, Cronenberg directed Howard Shore's first opera,The Fly.

1991–2002: Career fluctuations

Cronenberg at theCannes Film Festivalin 2002

Cronenberg has citedWilliam S. BurroughsandVladimir Nabokovas influences.Perhaps the best example of a film that straddles the line between his works of personal chaos and psychological confusion is Cronenberg's 1991 "adaptation" ofNaked Lunch(1959), his literary heroWilliam S. Burroughs' most controversial book. The novel was considered "unfilmable",and Cronenberg acknowledged that a straight translation into film would" cost 400 million dollars and be banned in every country in the world ". Instead—much like in his earlier film,Videodrome—he consistently blurred the lines between what appeared to be reality and what appeared to behallucinationsbrought on by the main character's drug addiction. Some of the book's "moments" (as well as incidents loosely based upon Burroughs' life) are presented in this manner within the film. Cronenberg stated that while writing the screenplay forNaked Lunch(1991), he felt a moment ofsynergywith Burroughs' writing style. He felt the connection between his screenwriting style and Burroughs' prose style was so strong, that he jokingly remarked that should Burroughs pass on, he might write his next novel.

Cronenberg has also appeared as an actor in other directors' films. Most of his roles arecameo appearances,as in the filmsInto the Night(1985),Blood and Donuts(1995),To Die For(1995), andJason X(2002) and the television seriesAlias,but on occasion he has played major roles, as inNightbreed(1990) andLast Night(1998). He has not had major roles in any of his own films, but he did put in a brief appearance as a gynecologist inThe Fly;he can also be glimpsed among the sex-crazed hordes inShivers;he can be heard as an unseen car-pound attendant inCrash;his hands can be glimpsed ineXistenZ(1999); and he appeared as a stand-in forJames WoodsinVideodrome.

Cronenberg has said that his films should be seen "from the point of view of the disease", and that inShivers,for example, he identifies with the charactersafterthey become infected with the anarchic parasites. Disease and disaster, in Cronenberg's work, are less problems to be overcome than agents ofpersonal transformation.Of his characters' transformations, Cronenberg said, "But because of our necessity to impose our own structure of perception on things we look on ourselves as being relatively stable. But, in fact, when I look at a person I see this maelstrom of organic, chemical and electron chaos; volatility and instability, shimmering; and the ability to change and transform and transmute."Similarly, inCrash(1996), people who have been injured in car crashes attempt to view their ordeal as "a fertilizing rather than a destructive event". In 2005, Cronenberg publicly disagreed withPaul Haggis' choice of the same name for the latter'sOscar-winning filmCrash(2004), arguing that it was "very disrespectful" to the "important and seminal"J. G. Ballard novelon which Cronenberg's film was based.

2005–present: Resurgence

Cronenberg at the 2011Toronto International Film Festival

His thrillerA History of Violence(2005) is one of his highest budgeted and most accessible to date. He has said that the decision to direct it was influenced by his having had to defer some of his salary on the low-budgetedSpider(2002), but it was one of his most critically acclaimed films to date, along withEastern Promises(2007), a film about the struggle of one man to gain power in the Russian Mafia. Although Cronenberg has worked with a number of Hollywood stars, he remains a staunchly Canadian filmmaker, with nearly all of his films (including major studio vehiclesThe Dead ZoneandThe Fly) having been filmed in his home province Ontario. Notable exceptions includeM. Butterfly(1993), most of which was shot in China,Spider,andEastern Promises(2007), which were both filmed primarily in England, andA Dangerous Method(2011), which was filmed in Germany and Austria.RabidandShiverswere shot in and aroundMontreal.Most of his films have been at least partially financed byTelefilm Canada,and Cronenberg, a vocal supporter of government-backed film projects, has said: "Every country needs [a system of governmentgrants] to have a national cinema in the face of Hollywood ".

In 2008, Cronenberg realized two extra-cinematographic projects: the exhibitionChromosomesat theRome Film Fest,and the operaThe Flyat the LaOpera in Los Angeles and Theatre Châtelet in Paris. In July 2010, Cronenberg completed production onA Dangerous Method(2011), an adaptation ofChristopher Hampton's playThe Talking Cure,starringKeira Knightley,Michael Fassbender,Vincent Cassel,and frequent collaboratorViggo Mortensen.The film was produced by independent British producerJeremy Thomas.On television, he has appeared in the recurring roles of Dr. Brezzel in Season 3 ofAlias,and Kovich in seasons 3, 4, and 5 ofStar Trek: Discovery.He has also had main roles as Reverend Verrenger inAlias Grace,and Spencer Galloway inSlasher: Flesh & Blood.

Cronenberg at theCannes Film Festivalin 2014

In 2012, his filmCosmopoliscompeted for thePalme d'Orat the2012 Cannes Film Festival.For a time it appeared that, asEastern Promisesproducer Paul Webster toldScreen International,a sequel is in the works that would reunite the key team of Cronenberg,Steven Knight,and Viggo Mortensen. The film was to be made by Webster's new production companyShoebox Filmsin collaboration withFocus Features,and shot in early 2013.However, in 2012, Cronenberg commented that theEastern Promisessequel had fallen through due to budget disagreement withFocus Features.

Filming for Cronenberg's next film, a satiredramaentitledMaps to the Stars(2014)—withJulianne Moore,Mia Wasikowska,John Cusack,andRobert Pattinson—began on July 8, 2013, inToronto,Ontario and Los Angeles.This was the first time Cronenberg filmed in the United States. On June 26, 2014, Cronenberg's short filmThe Nestwas published on YouTube. The film was commissioned for "David Cronenberg – The Exhibition" at EYE Film Institute in Amsterdam and was available on YouTube for the duration of the exhibition, until September 14, 2014.Also in 2014, Cronenberg published his first novel,Consumed.In a May 2016 interview,Viggo Mortensenrevealed that Cronenberg is considering retiring due to difficulty financing his film projects.

Cronenberg appears as himself in the minute-long short filmThe Death of David Cronenberg,shot by his daughterCaitlin,which was released digitally on September 19, 2021.In February 2021 however, Mortensen said Cronenberg had refined an older script he had written and hopes to film it with Mortensen that summer. He further hinted that it is a "strange film noir" and resembles Cronenberg's earlier body horror films.In April 2021, the title was revealed to beCrimes of the Future.It was shot in Greece during the summer of 2021,and competed for thePalme d'Orat the2022 Cannes Film Festival.Cronenberg's next filmThe Shroudsis set to premier at the2024 Cannes Film Festivalin competition, and be released theatrically in September 2024.

Unrealized projects

One of Cronenberg's earliest unproduced film concepts wasRoger Pagan, Gynecologist,about a neurotic man who impersonates a medical expert.The project was initially conceived in the early 1970s in the form of a novel.

In the early 1980s Cronenberg attempted to make a film adaption ofMary Shelley'sFrankensteinthat took place in the modern day.Cronenberg wrote an original script for Universal afterVideodrometitledSix Legs,but the film was never made although aspects were incorporated intoThe FlyandNaked Lunch.

Cronenberg was offered the role of director forWitnesswhile it was under the nameCome Home,but declined as he "could never be a fan of the Amish". He was also offered the director's position forFlashdance,Top Gun,andBeverly Hills Cop.Marc Boyman offered Cronenberg the position of director forThe Incubus,but declined although this led to Boyman producingThe FlyandDead Ringers.

Cronenberg also worked for nearly a year on a version ofTotal Recall(1990), but experienced "creative differences" with producersDino De LaurentiisandRonald Shusett;a different version of the film was eventually made byPaul Verhoeven.Cronenberg related in his 1992 memoir,Cronenberg on Cronenbergthat, as a fan ofPhilip K. Dick—author of "We Can Remember it For You Wholesale", the short story upon which the film was based— his dissatisfaction with what he envisioned the film to be and what it ended up being pained him so greatly that, for a time, he suffered amigrainejust thinking about it, akin to a needle piercing his eye.

In 1993, Cronenberg signed a deal withParagon Entertainment Corporationin which he would create a six-part television series forCBC Television.Cronenberg started writing it on August 1, and filming was meant to begin in February 1994 using 35 mm film. The show was set in 2010 and was about members of The Flesh Squad police force. Carol Reynolds, the president of Paragon Entertainment, stated that each episode would cost between $500,000-600,000.

In the October 2011 edition ofRue Morgue,Cronenberg stated that he has written a companion piece to his 1986 remake ofThe Fly,which he would like to direct if given the chance. He has stated that it is not a traditional sequel, but rather a "parallel story".

Personal life

Cronenberg lives inToronto.He married his first wife, Margaret Hindson, in 1972: their seven-year marriage ended in 1979 amidst personal and professional differences. They had one daughter, Cassandra Cronenberg. His second wife was film editor Carolyn Zeifman, to whom he was married until her death in 2017.The couple met on the set ofRabidwhile she was working as a production assistant.They have two children,CaitlinandBrandon.In the bookCronenberg on Cronenberg(1992), he revealed thatThe Broodwas inspired by events that occurred during the unraveling of his first marriage, which caused both Cronenberg and his daughter Cassandra a great deal of turmoil. The character Nola Carveth, mother of the brood, is based on Cassandra's mother. Cronenberg said that he found the shooting of the climactic scene, in which Nola was strangled by her husband, to be "very satisfying".

In a September 2013 interview, Cronenberg revealed that film directorMartin Scorseseadmitted to him that he was intrigued by Cronenberg's early work but was subsequently "terrified" to meet him in person. Cronenberg responded to Scorsese: "You're the guy who madeTaxi Driverand you're afraid to meet me? "In the same interview, Cronenberg identified as anatheist."Anytime I've tried to imagine squeezing myself into the box of any particular religion, I find it claustrophobic and oppressive," Cronenberg elaborated. "I think atheism is an acceptance of what is real." In the same interview, Cronenberg revealed that it depends on the "time of day" as to whether or not he is afraid of death. He further stated that he is not concerned about posthumous representations of his film work: "It wouldn't disturb me to think that my work would just sink beneath the waves without trace and that would be it. So what? It doesn't bother me."

InCronenberg on Cronenberg,the director further elaborated that he was raised in asecular Jewishhome, and while he and his family had no disdain towards any religion, such matters were not discussed. In the same book, Cronenberg said that in his teens he went through a phase where he wondered about the existence of God, but ultimately came to the conclusion that the God concept was developed to cope with the fear of death.In a 2007 interview, Cronenberg explained the role atheism plays in his work. He stated, "I'm interested in saying, 'Let us discuss the existential question. We are all going to die, that is the end of all consciousness. There is no afterlife. There is no God. Now what do we do.' That's the point where it starts getting interesting to me."

In Cronenberg's later films (e.g.A History of Violence,Eastern PromisesandA Dangerous Method) openly religious characters become more common. During an interview forA History of Violence,Cronenberg even chose to identify as amaterialistrather than an atheist, stating, "I'm not an atheist, but for me to turn away from any aspect of the human body to me is a philosophical betrayal. And there's a lot of art and religion whose whole purpose is to turn away from the human body. I feel in my art that my mandate is to not do that."

In a separate 2013 interview, Cronenberg discussed the rolereligionplays in his films, usingEastern Promisesas the main example:

I'm an atheist but not all my characters are atheists. So it's true that I don't think aboutGodever as part of my life or anything. But if you're a dramatist and you are working with characters who come from a particular culture, you have to accept their understanding of life, and with passion. So the Nikolai character, I'm pretty sure he believes in God and most of the other characters in the movie do too. Some of them areMuslim,some of them areEastern Orthodox,and that's a part of their life, a part of their understanding of suffering. Because everybody in life suffers but not everybody thinks of that in religious terms. These people do. And they think of suffering as a way to salvation, also in religious terms. I am their God really, as I am creating them; that's religious in itself. I am a very hardcore atheist believe me but you become like an actor really, as a director or a writer. You must take on the character as that character is and believe in it as you're playing it. To allow that character to exist as he would exist. That's really what it's all about, so I have no problem with characters who are religious and believe in God. I would have a problem if that was the point of the whole story because that bores me and I just don't have any emotional or intellectual respect for it, frankly.

Filmography

Main article:Filmography of David Cronenberg

Directed features

Year	Title	Distribution
1969	Stereo	Film Canada Presentations
1970	Crimes of the Future	New Cinema Enterprises
1975	Shivers	Cinépix Film Properties/New World Pictures
1977	Rabid	Cinépix
1979	Fast Company	Admit One Presentations / Danton Films
	The Brood	New World Pictures
1981	Scanners	New World Pictures /Manson International
1983	Videodrome	Universal Pictures
	The Dead Zone	Paramount Pictures
1986	The Fly	20th Century Fox
1988	Dead Ringers
1991	Naked Lunch
1993	M. Butterfly	Warner Bros.
1996	Crash	Alliance Communications
1999	eXistenZ	Alliance Atlantis
2002	Spider	Cineplex Films
2005	A History of Violence	New Line Cinema
2007	Eastern Promises	Focus Features
2011	A Dangerous Method	Sony Pictures Classics
2012	Cosmopolis	Entertainment One
2014	Maps to the Stars	Focus World
2022	Crimes of the Future	Sphere Films
2024	The Shrouds

Awards and recognition

Cronenberg has appeared on various "Greatest Director" lists. In 2004, Science Fiction magazineStrange Horizonsnamed him the second greatest director in the history of the genre, ahead of better known directors such asSteven Spielberg,James Cameron,Jean-Luc Godard,andRidley Scott.In the same year,The Guardianlisted him 9th on their list of "The world's 40 best directors".In 2007,Total Filmnamed him as the 17th greatest director of all-time.Film professor Charles Derry, in his overview of the horror genreDark Dreams,called the director one of the most important in his field, and that "no discussion of contemporary horror film can conclude without reference to the films of David Cronenberg."

Cronenberg received theSpecial Jury Prizeat the1996 Cannes Film FestivalforCrash.In 1999, he was inducted ontoCanada's Walk of Fame,awarded theSilver BearAward at the49th Berlin International Film Festival.and that November received theGovernor General's Performing Arts Award,Canada's highest honour in the performing arts.

In 2002, he was made an Officer of theOrder of Canada,and was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada (the order's highest rank) in 2014.In 2006 he was awarded theCannes Film Festival's lifetime achievement award, the Carrosse d'Or.In 2009 Cronenberg received theLégion d'honneurfrom the government of France.The following year Cronenberg was named an honorary patron of theUniversity Philosophical Society,Trinity College Dublin.In 2012, he received theQueen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

The opening of the "David Cronenberg: Evolution"Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF)exhibition occurred on October 30, 2013. Held at theTIFF Bell Lightboxvenue, the exhibition paid tribute to the director's entire filmmaking career and the festival's promotional material referred to Cronenberg as "one of Canada's most prolific and iconic filmmakers". The exhibition was shown internationally following the conclusion of the TIFF showing on January 19, 2014.

In 2014, he was made a Member of theOrder of Ontarioin recognition for being "Canada's most celebrated internationally acclaimed filmmaker".

In April 2018, it was announced that Cronenberg would receive the honoraryGolden Lionat the75th Venice International Film Festival.

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
2008	Eastern Promises	Outstanding British Film	Nominated

Berlin International Film Festival

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1992	Naked Lunch	Golden Bear	Nominated
1999	eXistenZ		Nominated
		Silver Bear for an outstanding artistic contribution	Won

Cannes Film Festival

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1996	Crash	Jury Prize	Won
		Palme d'Or	Nominated
2002	Spider		Nominated
2005	A History of Violence		Nominated
2006		Golden Coach	Won
2012	Cosmopolis	Palme d'Or	Nominated
2014	Maps to the Stars		Nominated
2022	Crimes of the Future		Nominated
2024	The Shrouds		Nominated

Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television

Best Picture

Year	Nominated work	Result
1988	Dead Ringers	Won
1996	Crash	Nominated
1999	eXistenZ	Nominated

Best Director

Year	Nominated work	Result
1981	Scanners	Nominated
1983	Videodrome	Won
1988	Dead Ringers	Won
1991	Naked Lunch	Won
1996	Crash	Won
2002	Spider	Won
2007	Eastern Promises	Nominated
2011	A Dangerous Method	Nominated
2014	Maps to the Stars	Nominated

Best Screenplay

Year	Nominated work	Result
1981	Scanners	Nominated
1983	Videodrome	Nominated
1988	Dead Ringers	Won
1991	Naked Lunch	Won
1996	Crash	Won
2012	Cosmopolis	Nominated

Saturn Awards

Year	Nominated work	Category	Result
1983	The Dead Zone	Best Director	Nominated
1986	The Fly		Nominated
1988	Dead Ringers	Best Horror Film	Nominated
		Best Writing	Nominated
1999	eXistenZ	Best Science Fiction Film	Nominated

Bibliography

• Cronenberg, David (1992). Rodley, Chris (ed.).Cronenberg on Cronenberg(1st ed.). Faber & Faber.ISBN978-0-571-14436-5.
• Cronenberg, David (1997).Crash.Faber and Faber.ISBN0-571-19127-4.
• Cronenberg, David (1999).eXistenZ: A Graphic Novel.Key Porter Books.ISBN1-55263-027-7.
• Cronenberg, David (2002).David Cronenberg: Collected Screenplays 1: Stereo, Crimes of the Future, Shivers, Rabid.Faber and Faber.ISBN0-571-21017-1.
• Cronenberg, David (2005).Red Cars.Volumina Artbooks. Bologna, Italia: Associazione culturale Volumina.ISBN978-88-901996-8-4.
• Cronenberg, David (2014).Consumed: A Novel.Scribner.ISBN978-1-416-59613-4.
• Grünberg, Serge & Cronenberg, David (2005).David Cronenberg: Interviews with Serge Grünberg.Plexus Publishing.ISBN0-85965-376-5.
• Rodley, Chris, ed. (1997).Cronenberg on Cronenberg.Faber and Faber.ISBN0571191371.
• Dreibrodt, Thomas J. Dreibrodt (2000).Lang lebe das neue Fleisch. Die Filme von David Cronenberg – von 'Shivers' bis 'eXistenZ'(in German). Paragon-Verlag.ISBN978-3-932872-05-1.
• Handling, Piers (1983).The Shape of Rage: The Films of David Cronenberg.General Publishing Company.ISBN978-0-7736-1137-5.
• Humm, Maggie(1997). "Cronenberg's Films and Feminist Theories of Mothering".Feminism and Film.Edinburgh University Press.ISBN978-0-253-21146-0.
• Newman, Kim(1989).Nightmare Movies: A Critical History of the Horror Film 1968–1988.Harmony Books.ISBN978-0-517-57366-2.
• Robnik, Drehli Robnik; Palm, Michael, eds. (1992).Und das Wort ist Fleisch geworden. Texte über Filme von David Cronenberg.Vienna: PVS.ISBN978-3-901196-02-7.

External links

• David CronenbergatIMDb
• The Literary Adaptations of David Cronenberg(via LitReactor, 2011)
• David Cronenberg Bibliography(via UC Berkeley)
• David Cronenberg ProfilebyThe New York Times Magazine(September 2005)
• Teleplayepisode "The Italian Machine" onlineat the Channel4 website (RealMedia)