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In an interview with Senses of Cinema, Catherine Breillat described David Cronenberg as another filmmaker she considers to have a similar approach to sexuality in film.

David Paul Cronenberg OC, FRSC (born March 15, 1943) is a Canadian film director and occasional actor. He is one of the principal originators of what is commonly known as the body horror or venereal horror genre. This style of filmmaking explore people's fears of bodily transformation and infection. In his films, the psychological is typically intertwined with the physical. In the first half of his career, he explored these themes mostly through horror and science fiction, although his work has since expanded beyond these genres.