Cronenberg Filmography: how one Toronto director changed filmmaking and turned actors into megastars

Cronenberg Filmography: how one Toronto director changed filmmaking and turned actors into megastars

The Cronenberg Filmography: How one Toronto director turns actors into megastars
Cronenberg on the set of A Dangerous Method with Viggo Mortensen (Image: Sony Pictures Classics and Entertainment One)

Over a 40-year obsession with mutants, fetishists and freaks, David Cronenberg has transformed from avant-garde boy wonder into one of Canada’s most famous director (you can read our feature profile of him here). Below, a film-by-film guide that reveals how Cronenberg influenced filmmaking the world over—by turning actors into megastars, challenging ratings boards and earning Oscar nominations.

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