Synopse
A bit of body horror, but above all a declaration of love: in his latest film, David Cronenberg deals with the loss of his wife of 43 years. Innovative businessman Karsh falls into a deep hole after the death of his wife. Driven of pain, he develops a programme that enables bereaved people to follow the process of their loved one’s decomposition live as it happens underground. Karsh installs the so-called Shroud technology all over the cemetery he runs. But one night, several graves are desecrated, one of them his wife’s. Not only because this jeopardizes his business, Karsh sets out to find the perpetrators.
Regie
DAVID CRONENBERG (*1943 in Canada) is seen as the co-founder of Body Horror. Films like Videodrome (1983), The Fly (1986) or Naked Lunch (1991) have cult status today. His later work tended more towards drama, with A History of Violence (2005) or Eastern Promises (2007). FILMFEST HAMBURG showed the latter in 2007 and awarded him the Douglas Sirk Prize.
Info
Original Title: The Shrouds
International Title: The Shrouds
Category: Feature
Section: Transatlantic
Version & Subtitles: English
Director & Screenplay: David Cronenberg
Cast/Protagonists: Vincent Cassell, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt
Production country: Canada, France
Year of Production: 2024
Length: 119 min
Producer: Saïd Ben Saïd, Martin Katz, Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent
Production company: SBS Productions, SBS Films
Cinematography: Douglas Koch
Sound: Trevor Goulet
Editor: Christopher Donaldson
Music: Howard Shore
Production Design: Carol Spier
Costume Design: Anne Dixon (Costume Designer), Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent (Costume Artistic Director), Anne Dixon, Anthony Vaccarello for Saint Laurent
Casting: Deirdre Bowen
World Sales: SBS International
Distributor: Swann Maurice
