Alias Grace’s Sarah Gadon: How Cronenberg changed my life

David Cronenberg gave Sarah Gadon her breakout role, and now they're sharing the screen. »Subscribe to CBC Arts to watch more videos: http://bit.ly/CBCArtsSubscribe Actress Sarah Gadon is having a full-circle moment in her career thanks to one very special co-star in Alias Grace. Gadon stars as Irish maid and convicted murderess Grace Marks in the miniseries based on Margaret Atwood's book, and making an all-too-rare acting appearance alongside her is iconic director David Cronenberg — the man who directed Gadon in her breakout film role. In this video, Gadon shares her admiration for David Cronenberg's 1986 grotesque sci fi classic, The Fly, and reflects on how he changed her life when he cast her opposite Michael Fassbender and Keira Knightley in 2011's A Dangerous Method. #AliasGrace #SarahGadon #DavidCronenberg Find us at: http://cbc.ca/arts CBC Arts on Facebook:   / cbcarts   CBC Arts on Twitter:   / cbcarts   CBC Arts on Instagram:   / cbcarts   About: Welcome to CBC Arts, your home for the most surprising, relevant and provocative stories featuring artists from diverse communities across Canada. Our job is to fill your feed with the disruptors and innovators changing how we see the country through movement, images and sound — and to inspire you to join in too.