David Cronenberg and Guillermo del Toro on the Art of Being an Outsider (2013) | TIFF REWIND

In this 2013 conversation, acclaimed filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and David Cronenberg sit down with TIFF Artistic Director Noah Cowan for a wide-ranging discussion following a screening of Eastern Promises. Del Toro reflects on Cronenberg’s influence on generations of filmmakers, tracing his evolution from the body-horror provocateur of Videodrome, The Fly, and Shivers to the psychologically rich dramas of A History of Violence and Eastern Promises. Together, they explore filmmaking craft, the film's famous bathhouse fight sequence, Viggo Mortensen’s unforgettable performance, Russian criminal culture, the role of Howard Shore’s score, and Cronenberg’s resistance to sentimentality and conventional Hollywood endings. The conversation also offers fascinating insights into actor-director collaboration, the challenges of staging violence on screen, the creation of cinematic identity, and the artistic philosophy behind one of Canada’s most influential filmmakers. Part masterclass, part celebration, and part friendly debate between two modern masters, this talk captures del Toro and Cronenberg at their most thoughtful, candid, and entertaining. For more about the Toronto International Film Festival and our year-round programming at TIFF Lightbox, visit http://tiff.net. Subscribe to watch more from TIFF:    / tiff   Want more TIFF? Find us here:   / tiff_net     / tiff_net     / tiff_net     / tiffnet