![]() ![]() Perhaps the director never intended his audience to empathise with them – or maybe he felt they didn’t deserve any sympathy. The viewer becomes a voyeur to the group’s activities, and because the characters are so strange and the atmosphere so clinical, it’s difficult to engage with them as people. The story is based on JG Ballard’s 1973 novel of the same name and focuses on a movie producer (also called Ballard) who, after being involved in a serious car accident, becomes embroiled with a group of symphorophiliacs – they are aroused by car crashes.Ĭronenberg pulls no punches in showing this in action via a series of unsexy sex scenes linked to automobile smashes. Almost a quarter of a century on, Crash still packs a punch and, you would imagine, modern audiences would continue to find it shocking. That probably drove more people to see it, allowing them to make up their own minds about its merits or otherwise. Some critics claimed its depiction of erotic acts and violence were distasteful or offensive, and there was even an attempt to have the movie banned in Britain. If you’re a film fan of a certain age, chances are you’ll remember the furore surrounding its big screen release. ‘Sex and car crashes’ reads the tagline on one of the posters for David Cronenberg’s 1996 movie, arguably the most controversial entry on his often near-the-knuckle CV. Director: David Cronenberg Cast: James Spader, Holly Hunter, Elias Koteas Certificate: 18
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