Eastern Promises

Born in 1943, in Toronto, the son of a journalist and of a piano teacher, even as a child, he showed a strong inclination to literature and music (he played classical music on the guitar up to the age of 12). In his first films, such as in the short film Transfer (1966) and the medium-length films Stereo (1969) and Crimes of the Future (1970), the qualities could be noted that are his, even today: convincing argument, originality in the script, renewal in terms of terror, and humanization of the characters in spite of or, at times, because of their bizarre nature. His first feature, Shivers (1975), a modernized film about vampires, made him a “master in horror films”. He was acknowledged internationally in 1981 with Scanners. He also directed Videodrome (1982), The Fly (1986), Naked Lunch (1991), Crash (1996), and eXistenZ (1999).

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA