Editing David Cronenberg (section)

{{Short description|Canadian filmmaker and film director (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Cronenberg
| honorific_suffix   = {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|OOnt|size=100%}}
| image              = David Cronenberg 2012-03-08.jpg
| caption            = Cronenberg in 2012
| other_names        = The Baron of Blood<br/>King of Venereal Horror
| birth_name         = David Paul Cronenberg
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1943|3|15}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| education          = [[University of Toronto]] (BA)
| occupation         = {{hlist|Film director|screenwriter|producer|actor}}
| years_active       = 1966{{ndash}}present
| spouse             = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Margaret Hindson<br />|1972|1979|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Carolyn Zeifman<br />|1979|2017|reason=died}}
}}
| children           = 3, including [[Brandon Cronenberg|Brandon]] and [[Caitlin Cronenberg|Caitlin]]
| relatives          = [[Denise Cronenberg]] (sister)<br/>[[Aaron Woodley]] (nephew)
}}
'''David Paul Cronenberg''' {{post-nominals|country=CAN|CC|OOnt}} (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director, screenwriter, producer and actor.{{sfn|Cronenberg|1992|p=1}} He is a principal originator of the [[body horror]] genre, 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 through [[science fiction film|sci-fi]] [[horror film|horror]] films such as ''[[Shivers (1975 film)|Shivers]]'' (1975), ''[[Scanners]]'' (1981),  ''[[Videodrome]]'' (1983) and ''[[The Fly (1986 film)|The Fly]]'' (1986), though he has also directed [[Drama film|dramas]], [[psychological thriller]]s and [[gangster film]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|title=David Cronenberg: 10 essential films|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/lists/david-cronenberg-10-essential-films|access-date=2021-06-14|website=British Film Institute|date=March 14, 2017 |language=en}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.ctvnews.ca/cronenberg-defends-movie-s-naked-bathhouse-scene-1.256007|title=Cronenberg defends movie's naked bathhouse scene|date=September 11, 2007|work=CTVNews|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/09/21/david.cronenberg/|title=Director David Cronenberg: Responsible violence? |publisher=CNN|access-date=22 June 2017}}</ref> ''[[The Village Voice]]'' called him "the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world".<ref>{{cite web |author=J. Hoberman |author-link=J. Hoberman |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-17/film/historical-oversight/ |title=Historical Oversight |work=[[The Village Voice]] |date=May 17, 2005 |access-date=May 18, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629080807/http://www.villagevoice.com/2005-05-17/film/historical-oversight/ |archive-date=June 29, 2011  }}</ref> His films have won numerous awards, including the [[Jury Prize (Cannes Film Festival)|Special Jury Prize]] for ''[[Crash (1996 film)|Crash]]'' 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".<ref>{{cite news |last1=Maslin |first1=Janet |title=Secrets and Lies' Wins the Top Prize at Cannes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/05/21/movies/secrets-and-lies-wins-the-top-prize-at-cannes.html |access-date=September 20, 2018 |work=The New York Times |date=May 21, 1996}}</ref>

From the [[2000s in film|2000s]] to the [[2020s in film|2020s]], Cronenberg collaborated on several films with [[Viggo Mortensen]], including ''[[A History of Violence]]'' (2005), ''[[Eastern Promises]]'' (2007), ''[[A Dangerous Method]]'' (2011) and ''[[Crimes of the Future (2022 film)|Crimes of the Future]]'' (2022). Seven of his films were selected to compete for the [[Palme d'Or]], the most recent being ''[[The Shrouds]]'' (2024), which was screened at the [[2024 Cannes Film Festival]].