“they bury the dead so quickly. they should leave them lying around for months” crash (1996), dir. david cronenberg
"...the interaction between an anonymous individual and his car, the transits of his body across the polished cellulose panels and vinyl seating, his face silhouetted against the instrument dials.
"Caring for him, I wanted to stroke his scarred thighs and abdomen, offering him the automobile injuries carried by my own body in place of those imaginary wounds he wished upon the actress." -J.G. Ballard, Crash
JAMES SPADER as James Ballard CRASH (1996), dir. David Cronenberg
James Ballard? Yes? Crash victim? Yes, I—
CRASH (1996) dir. David Cronenberg
"...the interaction between an anonymous individual and his car, the transits of his body across the polished cellulose panels and vinyl seating, his face silhouetted against the instrument dials.
"Caring for him, I wanted to stroke his scarred thighs and abdomen, offering him the automobile injuries carried by my own body in place of those imaginary wounds he wished upon the actress." -J.G. Ballard, Crash
JAMES SPADER as James Ballard CRASH (1996), dir. David Cronenberg
the fact this won't ever be finished will haunt me for decades.
promotional image for a never finalized Frankenstein adaptation directed by David Cronenberg (via A24’s ‘Never Coming to a Theater Near You’ zine)