Why 'The Shrouds' Is Quintessential Cronenberg
David Cronenberg’s “The Shrouds” begins with an image so powerful, strange and emotionally resonant that the themes and ideas are in place immediately. We see a dead body, deep under the earth, being illuminated by a light from an insect buzzing within the coffin. The body was the late wife of an inventor named Karsh, who is given a window to look at his late wife closely underground. He lets out a deep, guttural howl of grief. This introduction is either meant to be a literal part of this story or simply a symbolic expression of the film’s themes. Either


