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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Cronenberg's most notorious film: the controversial, dark, and twisted (literally) Crash.
Based on the equally infamous J.G. Ballard novel, David Cronenberg’s 1996 film Crash is built to rattle cultural cages, spark heated debated and discussion, and draw you into a cinematic world like no other. Aestheticizing the erotic allure of auto collisions and prodding at the human fascination with death and danger, Cronenberg crafts a utterly singular film that—at the time of its release—addressed head-on the social fears of the swiftly approaching millennium. 30 years later, the film takes an a different, but still immediate, resonance in a world living through one “unprecedented” event after another. [100 min; drama, thriller; English]
"The film is a stunning document of our alienated civilization, all the more compelling with its dolorous, almost liturgical tones." — Christopher Sharrett, USA Today
"Cronenberg approaches a touchy concept with a mixture of icy tact and cinematic daring, always informing the willfully perverse material with a penetrating intelligence and (almost subliminally) very black wit." — Kim Newman, Empire
"It's a landmark movie, the kind of film that carves out its own exclusive territory in the cultural forebrain and dares us to cross its border." — Michael Atkinson, Spin
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