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Spider

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Original title

Spider

Year

2002

Running time

98 min.

Country

Canada

Director

David Cronenberg

Screenwriter

Patrick McGrath. Novel: Patrick McGrath

Cast

Music

Howard Shore

Cinematography

Peter Suschitzky

Producer

Sony Pictures Classics, Capitol Films, Artist Independent Network, Grosvenor Park, Odeon Films, Catherine Bailey, Téléfilm Canada, CPTC, Metropolitan Films, Redbus Pictures. Producer: David Cronenberg

Genre

Drama | Psychological Drama. 1960s

Synopsis

Dennis Clegg is in his thirties and lives in a halfway house for the mentally ill in London. Dennis, nicknamed "Spider" by his mother has been institutionalized with acute schizophrenia for some 20 years. He has never truly recovered, however, and as the story progresses we vicariously experience his increasingly fragile grip on reality.

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Rankings Position

#42 Best Canadian Movies of all time

Awards: 2002: Festiva of Cinema Fantasy of Sitges: Best Director

2002: Festival Toronto: Best Movie canadiense

2002: European Film Awards: Nominated for Audience Award Best Actor (Fiennes)

2002: Cannes Film Festival: Nominated for Palme d'Or (Best Film)

2003: Chicago Film Critics Association: Nom. for Best Supp. Actress (Richardson)

2002: Genie Awards (Canada): Best Direction. 6 nominations

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Critics' reviews

"The details of the film and of the performances are meticulously realized; there is a reward in seeing artists working so well. But the story has no entry or exit, and is cold, sad and hopeless (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"

Roger Ebert: rogerebert.com
"What goes wrong with Spider is pretty basic: The audience has no idea why it was made."

David Edelstein: Slate
"Fiennes is at his best in 'Spider', rising to the challenge of a dark, demanding role (…) Rating: ★★★½ (out of 4)"

Peter Travers: Rolling Stone
"As harrowing a portrait of one man's tormented isolation as the commercial cinema has produced."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
A psychological thriller that got important awards and received good reviews, especially by Cronenberg fans. However, it was released in only a few theaters at the year's end by distributor Sony Pictures Classics.

FilmAffinity
"An intensely controlled, beautifully designed and fascinatingly acted account of Patrick McGrath's original novel (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"

Peter Bradshaw: The Guardian

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Ranking Lists Position

24 My Favorite Canadian Movies (18)
75 My Top 10 Movies from 2002 (30)

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