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5.2/10   394 votes
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Writer:
David Cronenberg (writer)
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Plot:
Sometime in the future, the Canadian Academy for Erotic Inquiry is investigating the theories of parapsychologist Luther Stringfellow... more | full synopsis
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Runtime:
65 min
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Certification:
UK:12 | UK:12 (2006) | Finland:K-18 (2006) (self applied)

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David Cronenberg (26 at the time) secured funding for the film from the Canadian government by pretending he was writing a novel. more
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4 out of 5 people found the following review useful.
A Great Study of Cinema, 22 April 2006
7/10
Author: Gavin Schmitt (gavin6942@yahoo.com) from Kaukauna, Wisconsin

If you're looking for a film to show at a party, this is not that film. It's black and white, slow-paced and almost entirely silent. Your party people will fall asleep and call you a loser.

If you're someone who loves David Cronenberg or enjoys the study of film and camera techniques, I think you might find an interesting film here. While set up as a faux documentary about the study of "telepathists" at the "Center for Erotic Inquiry", there is very little plot and mostly just interesting scenes and visuals.

Watch the lighting, angles. Pretend you're a guest in the room, a voyeur but not a participant. Notice the dark and creepy feel, despite the fact the story itself is not creepy and no music is added. The angles and lighting alone can give the feeling of darkness and depression.

A beautiful film, and one that really laid the foundation for the next 30 years of Cronenberg greatness.

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