The Fly

"The Fly" is a gem of the eighties, one of Cronenberg's most famous works and somehow better than the original one from 1958.

It's a fascinating film that mixes science fiction with horror, gore and love. I was struck by the simplicity and minimalism with which the story is told: it virtually takes place in one stage (the scientist's laboratory) and through three three characters only.

David Cronenberg had to feel very comfortable with the material in this film, as a director obsessed with the transformations of the body and the mind, as well as with both technological and social developments. No doubt, no director except Cronenberg would had dared to carry as far and as deeply this story.

Cronenberg depicts meticulously and in great detail the metamorphosis of Seth Brundle in the creepy "Brundle-fly." The makeup of the film (Oscar winner) is impressive. I admired also the design of almost every element in the lab, definitely a visual a success.

In short, "The Fly" is a film with great force, I would say oppressive, one of those that leave you with a very bad feeling in your body, with fascinating images and ideas (often frightening ones), which will remain engraved in the unconscious.

Once seen, never forgotten.

Director: David Cronenberg

Writers: George Langelaan (short story), Charles Edward Pogue (screenplay

Stars: Jeff Goldblum, Geena Davis and John Getz