Summary
- The Shrouds
teaser reveals Cronenberg’s return, featuring Cassel as a widower who creates a device connecting the living with the dead. - Cassel’s intense performance infuses the film with tragedy as Karsh questions the morality of his invention amid desecration of graves.
- The star-studded cast, including Pearce and Kruger, promises brilliance in this supernatural, psychological horror movie premiering at Cannes in 2024.
Director David Cronenberg‘s much-awaited project, The Shrouds. has revealed its first teaser trailer, giving just a small glimpse of what the master of boundary-pushing cinema is unleashing this time. The upcoming movie, along with his previous movie Crimes of the Future, marks Cronenberg’s return to the director’s chair after a long hiatus helming films. The last feature Cronenberg previously directed was 2014’s Map of the Stars. Cronenberg has created some of the most iconic horror films in the 80s such as The Fly, Scanners, The Dead Zone and Videodrome.
The Shrouds follows an ingenious business named Karsh (portrayed by Vincent Cassel) who is mourning the loss of his wife. Cassel’s enigmatic character then crafts a device that enables people to communicate with the deceased through burial shrouds.
The Shrouds (2024)
Described as Cronenberg’s “most personal film”, Cassel plays Karsh, a grieving widower, who builds an innovative device to help people connect with the dead.
- Release Date
- September 25, 2024
- Runtime
- 1h 59m
- Budget
- Prospero Pictures, SBS International
- Studio(s)
- Pyramide Distribution
With this innovation, he establishes a cemetery where grieving families can witness the decomposition of their departed loved ones’ bodies. However, the narrative takes a turn as Karsh is forced to question the morality of his invention when people start desecrating the graves, including his wife’s.
The Shrouds draws its very essence from a blend of Gothic horror with an undertone of the macabre. It dances between the supernatural and the psychological. Cassel’s raw intensity is bound to infuse Karsh with a sense of tragic depth. His past performances have demonstrated his adeptness at portraying characters on the brink, with emotions that teeter between sanity and the abyss. Check out the trailer below.
An Ensemble Shrouded in Brilliance
Guy Pearce, whose wide-ranging roles have showcased his versatile talent, joined the cast of the movie, along with Diane Kruger, who replaced Léa Seydoux. What’s notably interesting is that this marks the reunion of Cronenberg and Cassel, who worked together on A Dangerous Method and Eastern Promises. There’s something electric when certain collaborations come together, and this pairing certainly promises to bring that spark. The rest of the cast includes Sandrine Holt, Elizabeth Saunders, Jennifer Dale, Eric Weinthal, and Steve Sqitzman.
Why David Cronenberg’s New Movie Is His ‘Most Personal’
Regarding the impetus for its plot, The Shrouds by David Cronenberg has been cited as his “most personal” film.
The film will have its world premiere at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival on 20 May 2024, and will be released theatrically in France on 25 September 2024, by Pyramide Distribution. Further information about other release dates is yet to be announced.
David Cronenberg’s previous movie,
Crimes of the Future
, is available to stream on Hulu.
