Crimes of the Future

Name: Crimes of the Future
Start: 2022-07-01
End: 2022-07-07
Location: La Cinémathèque québécoise

Crimes of the Future (VOSTF)

Location

Fernand-Seguin screening room

Date

July 1st - 7th, 2022

Duration

107 min

Cycle

New releases

The mission of the Centre d'art et essai de la Cinémathèque québécoise (CAECQ) is to primary program Quebec-made documentaries and independent fiction, as well as international documentaries, animated and foreign films, while encouraging opportunities for meetings between the public and the artists. Its programming is presented in conjunction with the Cinémathèque québécoise’s under the label New releases.

Crimes of the Future

Directed by

David Cronenberg

Language

VOSTF

Actors

Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart

Origins

Canada, France, USA, Greece

Year

2022

Duration

107 min

Genre

Drama, horror, sci-fi

Format

Digital

Synopsis

Humans adapt to a synthetic environment, with new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice, Saul Tenser, celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances.

David Cronenberg

David Paul Cronenberg is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, and actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infection, technology, and the intertwining of the psychological with the physical. In the first third of his career he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction films such as Scanners (1981) and Videodrome (1983), although his work has since expanded beyond these genres. 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, for Crash, the Special Jury Prize 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".

Bio: Wikipedia

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CRIMES OF THE FUTURE - CONFERENCE DE PRESSE - VF - CANNES 2022

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About Crimes of the Future

Full cast

Viggo Mortensen as Saul Tenser, a man who grows new organs inside of his body as part of "Accelerated Evolution Syndrome".
Léa Seydoux as Caprice, Tenser's partner who can observe and tattoo his organs in his personal operating theatre.
Kristen Stewart as Timlin, an investigator with the National Organ Registry who takes a particular interest in Tenser.
Don McKellar as Wippet, an investigator with the National Organ Registry.
Scott Speedman as Lang Dotrice
Welket Bungué as Detective Cope
Lihi Kornowski as Djuna Dotrice
Yorgos Karamihos as Brent Boss
Yorgos Pirpassopoulos as Dr. Nasatir
Nadia Litz as Dani Router
Tanaya Beatty as Berst
Denise Capezza as Odile
Sozos Sotiris as Brecken Dotrice
Ephie Kantza as Adrienne Berseau
Tassos Karahalios as Klinek
Jason Bitter as Tarr
Penelope Tsilika as Spa Woman

About David Cronenberg

Filmography | director

1969 : Stereo
1970 : Crimes of the Future
1975 : Shivers
1977 : Rabid
1979 : Fast Company
1979 : The Brood
1981 : Scanners
1983 : Videodrome
1983 : The Dead Zone
1986 : The Fly
1988 : Dead Ringers
1991 : Naked Lunch
1993 : M. Butterfly
1996 : Crash
1999 : eXistenZ
2002 : Spider
2005 : A History of Violence
2007 : Eastern Promises
2011 : A Dangerous Method
2012 : Cosmopolis
2014 : Maps to the Stars

Filmography | actor

1975 : Shivers by David Cronenberg : infected crowd member (uncredited)
1982 : Videodrome by David Cronenberg : Max Renn helmet scenes (uncredited)
1985 : Into the Night by John Landis : Group Supervisor
1986 : The Fly by David Cronenberg : Gynecologist
1988 : Dead Ringers by David Cronenberg : Obstetrician (uncredited)
1990 : Nightbreed by Clive Barker : Dr Philip K. Decker
1994 : Boozecan by Nicholas Campbell : Stan Coleburn
1994 : Trial by Jury by Heywood Gould : Director
1995 : To Die For de Gus Van Sant : man at lake
1995 : Blood and Donuts by Holly Dale : Crime Boss
1996 : Moonshine Highway by Andy Armstrong : Clem Clayton
1996 : Crash by David Cronenberg : Auto Wreck Salesman (voice, uncredited)
1996 : The Stupids by John Landis
1996 : Extreme Measure by Michael Apted : Hospital Lawyer
1997 : Henry & Verlin by Gary Ledbetter : Doc Fisher
1998 : Last Night by Don McKellar : Duncan
1998 : The Grace of God by Gérald L'Ecuyer : Psychiatrist
1999 : Resurrection by Russell Mulcahy : Father Rousell
2001 : The Judge (TV Mini Series) by Mick Garris : Detective Stobel
2001 : Jason X by James Isaac : Dr Wimmer
2003 : Alias (TV Series) - Season 3, épisodes 9 and 10 : Dr Brezzel
2007 : To Each His Own Cinema (segment At the Suicide of the Last Jew in the World in the Last Cinema in the World) : The Suicidal Man
2010 : Happy Town (TV Series) - Season 1, episode 3 : Dr Leichman
2010 : Barney's Version by Richard J. Lewis : O'Malley Director #2
2017 : Alias Grace (TV Mini Series): Reverend Verringer
2020 : Star Trek: Discovery (TV Series) - Season 3, episode 5: Kovich
2020 : Clifton Hill by Albert Shin : Walter
2021 : Falling

Studies

David Cronenberg, son of a writer and a pianist, was introduced to music and literature very early on. From the age of eleven, he played the piano and classical guitar. His interest in nature and animals led him to scientific studies, which he quickly abandoned to turn to letters. Reader of Burroughs, Henry Miller and Nabokov, admirer of medieval literature, he wrote short stories and won literary prizes at the university. First tempted to become a novelist, he discovered cinema outside Hollywood with Winter kept US arm, directed by a student. He then trained in cinematographic technique as a perfect autodidact. In 1966, he directed his first short film, Transfer. In 1969 and 1970, he shot two anticipation films: Stereo and Crimes of the future. He then produced short documentaries for television and directed four short films for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

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