Videodrome
Dir: David Cronenberg
Canada, 1983, English, 89mins, DCP, Category III
Cast: James Woods, Deborah Harry, Sonja Smits
Exposure to a stray transmission containing pornographic snuff content causes cable TV operator to develop mind-warping hallucinations, drawing him into a political conflict whose opposing forces are fighting over a technology that utilises video signals to perform mass mind control. Aided by Rick Baker's groundbreaking special effects, Cronenberg's cult classic on the manipulative effects of media consumption and the satisfaction of our sexual desires through technology cemented his reputation as a sci-fi/horror auteur for the thinking man, while featuring compelling star turns by James Woods and Blondie's Debbie Harry.
Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival: Best Science-Fiction Film
22/10 (Sat): Film talk with Derek Lam
PREMIERE Elements (Venue)
Hong Kong Arts Centre Louis Koo Cinema (Venue)
HK Science Museum Lecture Hall
Hong Kong Film Archive
K11 Art House
The Metroplex
Festival Grand Cinema
the sky
MCL Telford Cinema
Tai Kwun
MOViE MOViE
CINE FAN ONLINE
EMP Cinemas iSQUARE (Venue)
M+ Cinema (Venue)
EMP Cinemas Times Square (Venue)
The Grand Cinema
Broadway Hollywood
Cine Moko
Chinese Subtitles
Category III
Post-screening discussion with the director
Director and/or actor(s) will meet the audience
Post-screening talk
Full House
Introduction
