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1 videodisc (119 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2024
Long fascinated by the ways that technology is transforming our bodies and minds, David Cronenberg returns with one of his most profound personal films, an audacious, elegiac exploration of grief, mortality, and love wrapped in the guise of a corporate-espionage thriller. Karsh is the enigmatic entrepreneur behind a new tech package that allows bereaved relatives to view their loved ones' decomposing remains. When his futuristic cemetery is vandalized, he begins to suspect a conspiracy is at work, forcing him to confront the trauma of and mystery surrounding the death of his beloved Becca. Conceived in the wake of his own wife's death, The Shrouds finds Cronenberg exploring heady ideas around sex, surveillance, and the ultimate body horror: the physical decay that awaits us all
Wide screen (1.85:1)
Accompanying pamphlet contains notes by critic Beatrice Loayza
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Special features: Meet the filmmakers: David Cronenberg, a Criterion Channel original interview; trailer
Music by Howard Shore ; director of photography, Douglas Koch
Vincent Cassel, Diane Kruger, Guy Pearce, Sandrine Holt
MPA rating: R (strong sexual content, graphic nudity, language and some violent content)
Blu-ray, wide screen (1.85:1); region A; DTS-HD 5.1; requires Blu-ray player
English dialogue; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)
English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing (SDH)