Synopsis
A doctor must remove a parasite infestation from within a patient's breast.
The Nest
2013 Directed by David Cronenberg
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Theatrical limited
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Canada
Theatrical
22 Jun 2014
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Netherlands
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Canada
02 Sep 2013
- Theatrical limited TIFF
Netherlands
22 Jun 2014
- Theatrical
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I've never been one of those Cronenberg fans who pines for him to return to body horror; give me a mature History of Violence or unclassifiable Cosmopolis over the tired, old-ground-retreading likes of eXistenZ any day. But when Évelyne Brochu sits topless on a bench and insists that her left breast is infested with wasps, part of you just thinks "Yes. We're home again."
That feeling of comfort is short-lived. Despite its visual discretion The Nest is one of his most unnerving exercises in bodily terror, partly because of how it is shot. With a wide, wide, wide-angle lens seemingly strapped to his forehead, Cronenberg plays the surgeon who assesses Brochu's nameless patient before her mastectomy. The scene is clearly…
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The Nest. 2013. Directed by David Cronenberg.
Apotemnophilia and Entomology collide as Evelyn Brochu (Celestine) discusses the issue of removal of insects from a breast. This is not foreign territory for David Cronenberg as he released the first Crimes of the Future in 1970 and the latest in 2022. Body horror, psychology, medical anomalies, diseases, and infestations are common in Cronenberg films like Rabid, Shivers, and The Brood.
The convincing tension, anxiety and relief between Celestine and Dr. Molnar (David Cronenberg) was palpable, erotic, and comical. This is Cronenberg operating in his highly evolved niche zone working with the anatomy of the body and body modification. Brochu’s acting immediately transports us into this anxious situation in a claustrophobic room. Her…
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I'm having top surgery in 32 days and all I can say is that I'm glad it's not happening in David Cronenberg's garage and
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Cronenberg's new short for some festival or another is available on YouTube until the end of said festival! And I'm sure some unscrupulous figure will help us all out after that.
It's got a great concept, and it would be utterly disquieting if Cronenberg, who voices the unseen doctor, didn't have a voice like a Looney Toon. This is completely unfair and others have definitely gotten into it, but to me, his voice is just goofy. I could also do without the description pointing out/suggesting the location is just Cronenberg's garage, which just kinda distracts from the interview a bit.
That said, I really kinda hoped it would get vastly more graphic than it got, even though I think that would have defeated the point in some ways. I'm just sick.
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David Cronenberg directing the opening scene of a Brazzers video is kinda cool I guess?
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15th David Cronenberg (after Scanners, Dead Ringers, The Dead Zone, The Fly, Videodrome, Fast Company, Shivers, The Brood, Crimes of the Future, Stereo, Secret Weapons, Naked Lunch, Crash and Crimes of the Future '22)
Truly remarkable how Cronenberg is able, in the space of a mere mine minutes, to convey such a profound atmosphere of dread and sexual anxiety. It’s an incredibly simple film; there are only two characters and it all takes place from a single shot, a video feed from Cronenberg’s unseen doctor, while Celestine sits topless on an operating table. This lack of extra-cinematic ornament (no sound effects, edits or music) renders her tale of insect infestation in her left breast ambiguous, and for that reason more…
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David Cronenberg's voice is somehow both soothing and creepy at the same time, like horror ASMR.
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