Join us as we breakdown the isolated families of David Cronenberg’s The Brood. From family structures to the legalese of it all, we investigate why and how we cling to each other.  Last chance for our Class of 2024 merch! Artwork by the incredible Candice Purwin.   REQUIRED READING The Brood. Dir. David Cronenberg, 1979.    EXTRA CREDIT Cronenberg […]

Faculty of Horror

Andrea Subissati and Alexandra West

Episode 135. Family Matters: The Brood (1979)

DEC 28, 202464 MIN
Faculty of Horror

Episode 135. Family Matters: The Brood (1979)

DEC 28, 202464 MIN

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Join us as we breakdown the isolated families of David Cronenberg’s The Brood. From family structures to the legalese of it all, we investigate why and how we cling to each other. 

Last chance for our Class of 2024 merch! Artwork by the incredible Candice Purwin.
 

REQUIRED READING

The Brood. Dir. David Cronenberg, 1979. 
 

EXTRA CREDIT

Cronenberg on Cronenberg. A collection of interviews with the man himself on the making and meaning of his films. 
 
The Evolution of Pregnancy Portraits From Tudor England to Beyonce. A history of the pregnant body as spectacle. 
 
The Brood: Separation Trials. A Criterion retrospective by Carrie Rickey.
 
 
Oliver Reed and Orson Welles on Merv Griffin. From Andrea’s secret stash of bookmarked videos.
 

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