This is David Cronenberg's first feature length film. But even though this one is more fleshed out than his first two short films, don't worry its not accessible at all! This obtuse and clinical effort will try the patience of all but the most fearless film fans. Shot in black and white, this one has no synchronised sound, meaning the imagery is accompanied by either silence or a disembodied voice-over of one of the scientists who explains the - very odd - goings on at an institute where a group of volunteers have had experiments done to their brains to allow telepathy. The lack of sync sound here is probably the biggest issue, as it disengages the viewer from what is happening on screen. The ideas here are definitely kind of interesting though and would rear their heads in a much better fashion in Cronenberg's later head-exploder, Scanners. Its also good visually, with some fine b&w photography but the cold, clinical style ensures you have your work cut out with this one.
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