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| Directed by | David Cronenberg |
| Produced by | David Cronenberg Samuel Hadida Catherine Bailey |
| Written by | Novel & Screenplay: Patrick McGrath |
| Starring | Ralph Fiennes Miranda Richardson Gabriel Byrne |
| Music by | Howard Shore |
| Editing by | Ronald Sanders |
| Running time | 98 min. David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Samuel Hadida ( B 17 December, 1953) was born in Casablanca, Morocco. Patrick McGrath was born on 7th February, 1950 in London and educated at Stonyhurst College. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is an Academy Award, Golden Globe and Grammy Award -winning Canadian Composer Ronald Sanders is a film and Television editor and a Television producer. |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Spider is a 2002 psychological thriller directed by Canadian David Cronenberg and based on the novel of the same name by Patrick McGrath, who also wrote the screenplay. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States The year 2002 in film involved some significant events The first significant releases of sequels took place between Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the wide-ranging thriller genre Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian Film director and occasional Actor. Spider is a novel by the British novelist Patrick McGrath, originally published in the United States in 1990 Patrick McGrath was born on 7th February, 1950 in London and educated at Stonyhurst College.
The film premiered at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival and enjoyed some media buzz; however, it was released in only a few theaters at the year's end by distributor Sony Pictures Classics. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice, Sony Pictures Classics is one of two specialty film divisions of Sony Pictures Entertainment, the other being Screen Gems (which produces more genre-specific fare Nonetheless, the film enjoyed much acclaim by critics and especially by Cronenberg enthusiasts. The film garnered a Best Director award at the Canadian Genie Awards. Genie Awards are given out to recognize the best of Canadian cinema by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television. The stars of the film, Ralph Fiennes and particularly Miranda Richardson, received several awards for their work in the film. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress.
During a Question and Answer session at the Kodak Lecture Series in May of 2005, Cronenberg revealed that neither he, Fiennes, Richardson, nor the producers received any sort of salary during the shooting of the film. All chose to waive their salaries so the money could be used to fund the under-funded production.
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Plot
Spider is an exploration of a schizophrenic mind told through the eyes of a son who watches his father murder his mother and replace her with his mistress. Schizophrenia ( from the Greek roots schizein (σχίζειν "to split" and phrēn MIND ( Moving In New Directions) (est 1975 is an alternative education high school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Years later, the son, now a grown man, is released from a mental institution and begins piecing together his memories to recreate the fateful childhood event.
Central themes of the film include memory and the unreliability thereof. In Psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store retain and subsequently retrieve information
Cast
- Ralph Fiennes as Dennis "Spider" Clegg
- Bradley Hall as Dennis "Spider" Clegg (Young)
- Miranda Richardson as Mrs. Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes ( "rafe fines" born 22 December 1962) is a British Actor. Miranda Jane Richardson (born 3 March 1958 is an English stage film and television actress. Clegg (Dennis' mother)
- Gabriel Byrne as Bill Clegg (Dennis' father)
- Lynn Redgrave as Mrs. Gabriel James Byrne ( Irish: Gabriel Séamas Ó Broin; born 12 May, 1950) is an Emmy - and Tony -nominated Irish Lynn Rachel Redgrave, OBE (born 8 March, 1943) is two-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning English Wilkinson
- John Neville as Terrence
Critical reception
On the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, 85% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 126 reviews. John Neville, CM, OBE (born May 2 1925) is an English Theatre and film Actor who moved to Canada in 1972 Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. [1] On Metacritic, the film had an average score of 83 out of 100, based on 35 reviews. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. [2] It was voted for in the 2002 Sight and Sound Poll by Amy Taubin, who ranked it 10th. [3]
References
- ^ Spider - Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes is a Website devoted to reviews information and news of Movies. Retrieved on 2007-09-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians
- ^ Spider (2002): Reviews. Metacritic. Metacritic is a Website that collates reviews of music Albums games, movies, TV shows, DVDs and Books. Retrieved on 2007-09-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians
- ^ BFI | Sight & Sound | Top Ten Poll 2002 - How the directors and critics voted
External links
- Official film site
- Spider at the Internet Movie Database
- Spider at Rotten Tomatoes
- Spider at Metacritic
- Spider at Box Office Mojo
- Spider at Allmovie
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