| Front Cover |
Actor |
Back Cover |
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| Ralph Fiennes |
Spider
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| Miranda Richardson |
Yvonne/Mrs. Cleg/Mrs. Wilkinson
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| Gabriel Byrne |
Bill Cleg
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| Lynn Redgrave |
Mrs. Wilkinson
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| John Neville |
Terrence
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| Bradley Hall |
Boy Spider
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| Gary Reineke |
Freddy
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| Philip Craig |
John
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| Cliff Saunders |
Bob
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| Tara Ellis |
Nora
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| Movie Details |
| Genre |
Drama |
| Director |
David Cronenberg |
| Producer |
Catherine Bailey; David Cronenberg |
| Writer |
Patrick McGrath |
| Studio |
Columbia / TriStar |
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| Language |
English |
| Audience Rating |
R (Restricted) |
| Running Time |
1 hr 38 mins |
| Country |
France |
| Color |
Color |
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| Plot |
| Internal madness is hypnotically externalized in David Cronenberg's Spider, a disturbing portrait of schizophrenia. Adapted by Patrick McGrath from his celebrated novel, this no-frills production begins when "Spider" Cleg (Ralph Fiennes, in a daring, nearly nonverbal role) returns to his childhood neighborhood in London's dreary East End, where a traumatic event from his past percolates to the surface of his still-erratic consciousness. Released from a mental institution and left to fend for himself, he pursues elusive memories while staying in a halfway house run by a stern matron (Lynn Redgrave), unable to distinguish between past, present, and psychological fabrication. The distorting influence of Spider's mind is directly reflected in Cronenberg's cunning visual strategy, presenting a shifting "reality" that's deliberately untrustworthy, until the veracity of nearly every scene is called into question. With an impressive dual-role performance by Miranda Richardson, Spider falls prey to its own lugubrious rhythms, but like the acclaimed 1995 indie film Clean, Shaven, it's a compelling glimpse of mental illness, seen from the inside out. --Jeff Shannon |
| Personal Details |
| On Location |
Yes |
| Index |
419 |
| In Collection |
Yes |
| Location |
Spindle 6 |
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| Product Details |
| Format |
Divx / Xvid |
| Chapters |
28 |
| Release Date |
2003 |
| Number of Cds |
1 |
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