David Cronenberg’s newest film, The Shrouds, might be his “most personal” movie to date, says star Diane Kruger.
Per Variety, Kruger believes Cronenberg’s latest movie, which she’s starring in alongside Vincent Cassel, is a deeply personal project for the filmmaker given the subject matter.
“We just finished filming it,” she said. “I think it might be his most personal film, because it talks about him and the passing of his wife.”
“I was very emotional making it, because I knew it was so close to him and he was a little bit detached because of it. I could feel him being so vulnerable,” Kruger also said at the Zurich Film Festival. “I hope it’s going to be great.”
What do we know about The Shrouds?
According to a previous report from Deadline, Cassel plays Karsh, a businessman who owns a cemetery and whose wife has passed away. Struggling with the loss, Karsh builds a device that allows people to watch their deceased family members decompose in real time.
“Karsh’s revolutionary business is on the verge of breaking into the international mainstream when several graves within his cemetery are vandalized and nearly destroyed, including that of his wife,” the summary continues. “While he struggles to uncover a clear motive for the attack, the mystery of who wrought this havoc, and why, drive him to reevaluate his business, marriage and fidelity to his late wife’s memory, as well as push him to new beginnings.”
Kruger is playing three different roles in The Shrouds, which also stars Guy Pearce and Sandrine Holt.
Cronenberg is known for making a number of popular sci-fi horror films, including 1981’s Scanners, 1983’s Videodrome, 1986’s The Fly, and many more. His most recent release was 2022’s Crimes of the Future, which starred Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart.
A release date for The Shrouds has not yet been set.
