
David Cronenberg and the Cinema of the Extreme(1997)
A brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on television.

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A brief documentary about Cronenberg made by the BBC to precede a showing of 'Videodrome' on television.
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1997-01-19
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