a b c d White, James (May 8, 2022). "Surgery is the New Sex in the Trailer for David Cronenberg's Crimes of the Future". Empire. In the film, “As the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner, Caprice ( Léa Seydoux ), Saul Tenser ( Viggo Mortensen ), a celebrity performance artist, publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Night of the Missing is gory, frightening, and able to meld these differing stories into a wonderfully disturbing narrative!

D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 3, 2021). "Cameras Roll On David Cronenberg Sci-Fi 'Crimes Of The Future' With Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart; More Cast Join". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021 . Retrieved August 3, 2021. All these meaty graphic and psychological signifiers are also the blood and guts of “Crimes of the Future,” albeit a bit predictably sometimes. With imagery purposely and all-too-obviously reminiscent of some of the visuals that existed in the master’s previous work, one can’t unsee a certain banality on occasion or shake a fan-service-y inkling. Still, it’s irresistible to see Cronenberg pivot to his classic mode to dissect weighty anxieties around mortality and perhaps even humankind’s inevitable annihilation. If one feels no pain, if there is no cautionary system inherent to our bodies that warns us about our terminal limits, if unknown organs (or tumors) routinely sprout inside of our torsos, would we have a fighting chance to survive in the long run?Crimes of the Future is a meditation on human evolution… the ways in which we have had to take control of the process because we have created such powerful environments that did not exist previously,” said Cronenberg. “[It’s] an evolution of things I have done before. Fans will see key references to other scenes and moments from my other films. That’s a continuity of my understanding of technology as connected to the human body. Technology is always an extension of the human body, even when it seems to be very mechanical and non-human.” From award-winning filmmaker Samuel Gonzalez Jr. ( The Retaliators) and the producers of The Gallows, Night of the Missing is a four-part holiday anthology that could best be described as a twisted take on “A Christmas Carol.”

As the disturbing tales continue to unravel, the most terrifying revelation may be that the monster behind them is much closer than anyone thinks.” Rooney, David (May 23, 2022). "Viggo Mortensen and Léa Seydoux in David Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future': Film Review | Cannes 2022". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved May 23, 2022. On a stormy Christmas Eve, a secretive sheriff gets a visit from a mysterious woman who recounts a series of bizarre stories involving missing persons. As her stories begin to unfold, the depraved deeds of the sleepy town find themselves coming to life; conjuring vibrations of a disturbing telephone call, a mysterious ice cream man, a missing friend, and broken promises with dire repercussions.Prange, Stephanie (January 24, 2023). "Cronenberg's 'Crimes of the Future' Headed to 4K Ultra HD Jan. 31". Media Play News . Retrieved January 24, 2023. Tinoco, Armando (August 12, 2022). "Saturn Awards Nominations: 'The Batman', 'Nightmare Alley', 'Spider-Man', 'Better Call Saul' Top List". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 22, 2022. D'Alessandro, Anthony (May 23, 2022). "David Cronenberg's 'Crimes Of The Future' Nabs Six-Minute Standing Ovation At Cannes World Premiere". Deadline Hollywood. Mandilara, Tina (May 26, 2021). "Ντέιβιντ Κρόνενμπεργκ: Ο άνθρωπος που είχε "δει" την πανδημία από τη δεκαετία του '70 γυρίζει ταινία στην Αθήνα"[David Cronenberg: The man who had "seen" the pandemic since the 70s is shooting a film in Athens]. Proto Thema (in Greek). Léa Seydoux as Caprice, Tenser's partner who can observe and tattoo his organs in his personal operating theatre [9]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2022. [22] Accolades [ edit ] Award As the yuletide hour nears, a small-town sheriff finds out that the ghosts of the past do not always stay silent…Paiella, Gabriella (February 1, 2020). "Viggo Mortensen on Falling and the Time He Was Found in the Woods as a Baby". GQ. Archived from the original on February 1, 2021 . Retrieved February 1, 2021. Principal photography began on August 2, 2021, and concluded on September 10, 2021 in Athens, Greece. [15] [16] Reception [ edit ] Box office [ edit ] Ravindan, Manori (August 3, 2021). "David Cronenberg's Sci-Fi Movie 'Crimes of the Future' Begins Production in Greece". Variety. Archived from the original on August 3, 2021 . Retrieved August 3, 2021. Fleming, Mike Jr. (April 29, 2021). "David Cronenberg Sets Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart For 'Crimes Of The Future;' NEON, Serendipity Point Firm Summer Start In Greece". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on April 29, 2021 . Retrieved April 29, 2021.

Tenser struggles to eat in his chair. He asks Caprice to give him a bar of plastic. As Caprice records him, he eats it, looks into Caprice's camera, and sheds a tear. His mouth twitches into a smile as the chair finally quiets.Hertz, Barry (May 12, 2022). "Robert Lantos: Canada's one true movie mogul, and perhaps its last". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved September 5, 2022. In fairness, how could she resist all the intrigue? On the other side of the screen, you might find yourself combatting akin urges, desiring to pop inside the picture and if nothing else, feel your way through legendary production designer (and decades-long Cronenberg collaborator) Carol Spier’s blood-curdling imagination. From a hovering, cocoon-like bed with buggy tentacles connected Saul to clanking metals of machines, her creations not only synch up with all-things-Cronenbergian, but wink to the designs of “ Alien.” Mortensen previously said this “strange film noir story” was something Cronenberg originally wrote a long time ago, but recently pulled off the shelf and “refined”. Crimes of the Futuremarks the first time Cronenberg has directed one of his own original screenplays since eXistenzin 1999. Crimes of the Future is a 2022 science fiction body horror drama film written and directed by David Cronenberg. The film stars Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux and Kristen Stewart. [4] It follows a performance artist duo (Mortensen and Seydoux) who perform surgery for audiences in a future where human evolution has accelerated for much of the population. Although the film shares its title with Cronenberg's 1970 film of the same name, it is not a remake as the story and concept are unrelated. [5] The film marked Cronenberg's return to the science fiction and horror genres for the first time since Existenz (1999).