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David Cronenberg (writer)
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10 August 1984 (USA)
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Another early film from David Cronenberg.
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(Cast overview, first billed only)| Ronald Mlodzik | ... | Adrian Tripod | |
| Jon Lidolt | |||
| Tania Zolty | |||
| Jack Messinger | |||
| Paul Mulholland | |||
| William Haslam | |||
| Willem Poolman | (as William Poolman) | ||
| Stefen Czernecki | |||
| Raymond Woodley | (as Ray Woodley) | ||
| Kaspars Dzeguze | |||
| Iain Ewing | |||
| Brian Linehan | |||
| Leland Richard | |||
| Norman Snider | |||
| Stephen Zeifman |
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70 min
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Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)
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Crimes of the Future (1970) was made a year after Stereo and with a larger budget, Cronenberg came out with an even more bizarre film based around sex and human nature. In this film he takes his cold, clinical and dark view of the world a step further. A world filled with emotionless people who are devoid of individual thought and repressed beyond imagination. A doctor uses this to his advantage whilst sexually experimenting amongst patients within a mental hospital.
This film is kind of hard to describe without giving away to much. But I found it to be comparable (somewhat) to THX 1138. In many ways you can compare the two. Cronenberg shot this faux documentary style accompanied by narration. The film reminded me of those videos that psychiatrists use when documenting extraordinary cases of psychosis and what not. Maybe that's what he trying to accomplish (if he was he succeeded). However some of the scenes in this movie are not for all viewers (those easily offended will be turned off by the subject matter).
All in all it's a more polished film than Stereo and his film-making had matured. Cronenberg also experiments more with sound and editing. The technique he uses gives the viewers the impression that they're under a state of semi-hypnosis (I don't know if they'll appreciate that or not). A interesting experimental film.
For fans only. Recommended.