Stereo (1969)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

David Cronenberg

Writer:

David Cronenberg (writer)

Genre:

Sci-Fi

Plot:

Sometime in the future, the Canadian Academy for Erotic Inquiry is investigating the theories of parapsychologist Luther Stringfellow...

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Aphrodisiac | Drugs | Sexuality | Scientist

Cast

Ronald Mlodzik
Jack Messinger
Iain Ewing
Clara Mayer
Paul Mulholland
Arlene Mlodzik
Glenn McCauley

Runtime:

65 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:12 | UK:12 (2006) | Finland:K-18 (2006) (self applied)

Company:

Emergent Films Ltd.

Trivia:

David Cronenberg (26 at the time) secured funding for the film from the Canadian government by pretending he was writing a novel.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Directors: The Films of David Cronenberg (#1.10)" (1999)

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I give my brain an intellectual slap and attempt to keep my head from slumping into sleep as I watch "Stereo," one of David Cronenberg's (very early) student films, but it's a difficult task. While some of the black-and-white images are striking, and the contained, isolated settings create a moody atmosphere, the voice-over narration is largely incomprehensible and any action is very limited. Cronenberg is definitely one of my favorite directors, and there are moments in "Stereo" that obviously influenced his later, better works, but this rarity is for completists only.

4/10