SSC 28: A History of Violence (Cronenberg, 2005)

Tim and Tay dig into one of their favourite Canadian filmmakers, David Cronenberg, in this talk on A History Of Violence. Despite its lack of body horror, gore and goop, this character drama remains a distinctly Cronenbergian creation,

Synopsis
Small-town diner-owner Tom Stall makes national news by easily dispatching two criminals who threatened his staff. Seeing him on TV, dangerous men from the Philadelphia mob invade Tom’s life, believing him to be an associate of theirs long thought dead.

Starring Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bellow, A History of Violence was directed by David Cronenberg and released on September 23, 2005.

A History of Violence is available on Crave.

Scene  [52:08 - 58:01]
In this scene, Fogarty and his men roll up to the Stall homestead with Jack as their captive. They demand that Tom come back to Philadelphia with them in exchange for his son. As Edie watches from inside, Jack is let go while Tom bursts into a moment of violence, shattering his small-town facade.

6 :00 - Viggo and Rob's long-form interviews14:30 - Cronenberg's long quote on his relationship to the body22:00 - Scorsese on Cronenberg in FANGORIA47:00 - Casting Tom Stall

Recommendations

Tim: You Were Never Really Here (Ramsay, 2017)—available to stream on Prime.Tay: The Kid Detective (Morgan, 2020)—available to stream on Crave.

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