Cronenberg drew inspiration from personal grief following loss of wife Carolyn in 2017
David Cronenberg premiered his new film 'The Shrouds' at Cannes Film Festival
Film follows Vincent Cassel's character who invents technology to monitor deceased loved ones in their graves
Netflix initially agreed to pay for two episodes of series version but project was rejected
David Cronenberg, the renowned Canadian filmmaker, recently premiered his latest film, 'The Shrouds', at the Cannes Film Festival. The movie follows Vincent Cassel's character, Karsh, a businessman who invents a technology to monitor deceased loved ones in their graves. This innovative concept was inspired by Cronenberg's personal grief following the loss of his wife, Carolyn, in 2017.
Cronenberg initially pitched 'The Shrouds' as a series to Netflix in 2019. Although they agreed to pay him for two episodes, the project was ultimately rejected. The film version of 'The Shrouds' is now making waves at Cannes.
In an interview with Variety, Cronenberg shared his thoughts on the experience:
David Cronenberg is returning to Cannes with 'The Shrouds'.
The idea for 'The Shrouds' was pitched to Netflix pre-pandemic and received a positive response.
Cronenberg's wife, Carolyn Cronenberg, died from cancer in 2017 after they had been together for 43 years.
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The article contains an appeal to authority when the author states that 'all my movies are personal in some way or another', which is a vague and unprovable claim. Additionally, there is a dichotomous depiction of the film industry as either valuing personal stories or not, with no nuance for films that can be both profitable and personally meaningful to their creators.
All my movies are personal in some way or another
It's not necessary for the audience to know all that. It's not really relevant to the film experience, in my opinion.
David Cronenberg pitched 'The Shrouds' as a series to Netflix in 2019.
Netflix agreed to pay Cronenberg to write two episodes of the series but ultimately rejected it.
Cronenberg is known for making films about his deepest obsessions, which can be parasite-filled, sexually taboo, and ultra-violent.
The Shrouds is said to be Cronenberg’s most personal film, delving deeply into his grief over the loss of his wife in 2017.
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The author makes an appeal to Netflix's rejection of the project as a reason for its success and implies that they were wrong in their decision. This is an example of the 'Appeal to Ignorance' fallacy.
They gave me a classic reason. They said, ‘It wasn’t what we fell in love with in the room,’ which to me was a very Hollywood thing to say.
