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Now 81, David Cronenberg remains the master of body horror. And his latest film, “The Shrouds,” expands on that cinematic legacy, albeit in a way that may be unexpected for the director’s fans.
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Written in the aftermath of his wife’s death, Cronenberg’s latest stars Vincent Cassell and Diane Kruger is an unflinching reckoning with grief and loss, told in the director’s inimitable clinical, techno-noir style.
Here’s an official synopsis for “The Shrouds” courtesy of Janus Films and Sideshow:
In an eerie, deceptively placid near-future, a techno-entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel) has developed a new software that will allow the bereaved to bear witness to the gradual decay of loved ones dead and buried in the earth. While Karsh is still reeling from the loss of his wife (Diane Kruger) from cancer—and falling into a peculiar sexual relationship with his wife’s sister (also Kruger)—a spate of vandalized graves utilizing his “shroud” technology begins to put his enterprise at risk, leading him to uncover a potentially vast conspiracy. Written following the death of the director’s wife, the new film from David Cronenberg is both a profoundly personal reckoning with grief and a descent into noir-tinged dystopia, set in an ominous world of self-driving cars, data theft, and A.I. personal assistants. Offering Cronenberg’s customary balance of malevolence and wit, The Shrouds is a sly and thought-provoking consideration of the corporeal and the digital, the mortal and the infinite.
Along with Cassell and Kruger, “The Shrouds also stars Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, and Eric Weinthal. Steve Switzman and Jeff Yung round out the main cast.
Cronenberg writes the screenplay for “The Shrouds” on top of directing. Producers on the film include Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz, and Anthony Vaccarello. “The Shrouds” is an SBS, Prospero Pictures & Saint Laurent Productions film in participation with Telefilm Canada, Eurimages, Ontario Creates in association with Sphere Films, Crave & CBC Films with the support of Canal +, OCS & the Centre National du Cinema et de L’image Animée.
“The Shrouds” had its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival last May, with additional festival screenings at TIFF, NYFF, and AFI Fest. Read The Playlist’s C+ review of the film here.
“The Shrouds” hits theaters in NYC and LA on April 18 before opening wide on April 25. Watch a new trailer for Cronenberg’s latest below.
