About this episode
Felicia is joined by Josh Cooley to discuss David Cronenberg’s otherworldly adaptation of William S. Burrough’s Naked Lunch (1991). We chat about the way Cronenberg took Burrough’s story and put it into his own perfectly crafted world, and how he was able to succeed at adapting a difficult novel. This is the Cronenberg series opener and it’s been a long time coming. I honestly cannot put into words how important Cronenberg is to me, his work is everything to me and the world would be a much sadder place without his art. I hope you follow along for the series. Send us your thoughts on the episode - what are some of your favourite book to film adaptations? Let us know by sending us a message on any of our social platforms or by email: seeingfacesinmovies@gmail.com Sources: https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/769-naked-lunch-burroughs https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/305-naked-lunch-drifting-in-and-out-of-a-kafkaesque-reality https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6806-double-extremity-judy-davis-in-naked-lunch https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2726-naked-lunch-so-deep-in-my-heart-that-you-re-really-a-part-of-me https://3brothersfilm.com/blog/2018/10/18/david-cronenberg-naked-lunch-1991 https://ew.com/article/1992/01/17/naked-lunch-behind-scenes/ OUTRO SONG: Welcome to Annexia by Howard Shore & Ornette Coleman FILMS MENTIONED: Deconstructing Harry (Woody Allen 1988) Annie Hall (Woody Allen 1977) Manhattan (Woody Allen 1979) Dead Ringers (David Cronenberg 1988) Crash (David Cronenberg 1996) The Fly (David Cronenberg 1986) The Dead Zone (David Cronenberg 1983) Shivers (David Cronenberg 1975) Rabid (David Cronenberg 1977) Fast Company (David Cronenberg 1979) Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (Paul Schrader 1985) eXistenZ (David Cronenberg 1999) Nightbreed (Clive Barker 1990) Crimes of the Future (David Cronenberg 2022) Videodrome (David Cronenberg 1983) M. Butterfly (David Cronenberg 1993) Cosmopolis (David Cronenberg 2012) Maps to the Stars (David Cronenberg 2014) Barton Fink (Joel & Ethan Coen 1991) Spider (David Cronenberg 2002) Eastern Promises (David Cronenberg 2007) A History of Violence (David Cronenberg 2005) The End of the Affair (Neil Jordan 1999) The Brood (David Cronenberg 1979) Kiss Me Deadly (Robert Aldrich 1955) Listen to full episode :