David Cronenberg is known for his films that explore how to transform the human body in horrible ways. His latest features, shroud, Go on, by performing dull examinations of death, sadness and intersections with modern technology and making the filmmaker more personal.
The film centers on “the near-future of deceptive calm” and centers on tech entrepreneur Vincent Kassel, who has been using new software to watch the decayed wife (Diane Kruger) in real-time. Just as he was ready to make the wider distribution of the shroud technology, the graves currently in use were smashed. Soon, Karsh finds himself scrambling to figure out what’s going on and isn’t sure who to trust, including his wife’s sister, who has begun playing with Kruger.
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Kroenberg wrote shroud After his wife Carolyn died in 2017, this has made the trailer moment more important, such as Karsh’s opening remarks, wanting to join his late wife in the coffin. The log calls the film “a deep personal estimate, full of sadness, and drops in the black dystopia, all in the preview, as well as a small comedy. Cronenberg screened the film in Cannes in 2024, and got solid comments from critics there.
Also starring Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt shroud It will premiere in New York and Los Angeles on April 18, with a bigger drama release on April 25.
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