The “Buddy Comedies“ of David Cronenberg & Viggo Mortensen | TIFF 2022

Torontonian auteur David Cronenberg on the humour(s) in his latest film, CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, and his side-splitting friendship with frequent collaborator Viggo Mortensen. CRIMES OF THE FUTURE is now playing at TIFF Bell Lightbox. This July, TIFF Cinematheque will spotlight Cronenberg’s earlier work with a four-film series titled Cronenberg: Crimes of the Past, which runs July 2 to July 10. The series features screenings of Videodrome (1983), Dead Ringers (1988), eXistenZ (1999), and Crash (1996). In CRIMES OF THE FUTURE, the human species adapts to a synthetic environment, where the body undergoes new transformations and mutations. With his partner Caprice (Léa Seydoux), celebrity performance artist Saul Tenser (Mortensen) publicly showcases the metamorphosis of his organs in avant-garde performances. Timlin (Kristen Stewart), an investigator from the National Organ Registry, obsessively tracks their movements, which is when a mysterious group is revealed. Their mission: to use Saul’s notoriety to s