The Shrouds - David Cronenberg Showcase by Requisite Cinema

The Shrouds / Canada/ 2024/ Dir: David Cronenberg/ 119 Min

David Cronenberg delivers his most personal film, centered on a technological entrepreneur named Karsh (Vincent Cassel), who grapples with the loss of his wife. This deeply emotional narrative reflects Cronenberg’s own grief following the passing of his wife, Carolyn, in 2017.

Set in a haunting near-future, Karsh has created software that allows the bereaved to witness the decay of their deceased loved ones. While mourning his wife (Diane Kruger), he becomes involved with her sister (also Kruger), just as his enterprise faces threats from vandalized graves linked to his “shroud” technology. In this noir-tinged dystopia filled with self-driving cars and A.I.,

David Cronenberg: A Requisite Cinema showcase
To celebrate the release of his latest masterwork THE SHROUDS, the Broadway Theatre has curated a selection of classics from the peerless catalog of the iconoclastic DAVID CRONENBERG. This twelve picture series will highlight the evolution of Cronenberg's unparalleled work as the cerebral and visceral collide, negotiate, and inevitably coalesce across decades of groundbreaking cinema.