The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979) w/ John Pennington
Felicia is joined by John Pennington to discuss conflicting parenting styles in David Cronenberg’s The Brood (1979).
We chat about the use of daylight in a film that tackles dark subject matters. Along with Cronenberg’s personal life being the inspiration behind the story.
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Sources:
https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/3739-the-brood-separation-trials
https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/6/15/david-cronenberg-the-brood-1979
The making of David Cronenberg's THE BROOD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7wGWB6IVy4&ab_channel=CinemaGarmonbozia
OUTRO SONG:
The Witch by The Sonics
FILMS MENTIONED:
The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986)
Scanners (David Cronenberg 1981)
Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983)
Spider (David Cronenberg 2002)
Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007)
A Dangerous Method (David Cronenberg 2011)
Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022)
Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975)
Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977)
Fast Company (David Cronenberg 1979)
The Village of the Damned (Wolf Rilla 1960)
The Omen (Richard Donner 1976)
The Bad Seed (Wolf Rilla 1956)
The Exorcist (William Friedkin 1973)
Naked Lunch (David Cronenberg 1991)
Sinister (Scott Derrickson 2012)
The Lord of the Rings (Peter Jackson 2001)
eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999)
Crash (David Cronenberg 1996)
Aliens (James Cameron 1986)
Mildred Pierce (Michael Curtiz 1945)
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