Spider (2003) Synopsis & Summary

Synopsis

Ralph Fiennes plays a grown man haunted by his childhood in David Cronenberg's stylized psychological drama Spider. Upon his release from a mental institution, Spider (Fiennes) takes up residence in a halfway house. Paranoid, quiet, and forever making notes, Spider spends much of the film remembering scenes from his youth, specifically a horrific event from his childhood that occurred after he came to believe that his father (Gabriel Byrne) was having an affair on his mother (Miranda Richardson). The psychological terror builds to a climax that challenges how much the viewer can believe Spider's recollections of the event. Bradley Hall plays Spider as a boy, and Richardson portrays many different women who come into contact with Spider. Spider was screened in competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. - Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide

Movie Info

Starring:
Ralph Fiennes, Miranda Richardson, Gabriel Byrne, Bradley Hall, Lynn Redgrave
Theatrical Release Date:
02/28/2003
DVD Release Date:
07/29/2003
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for sexuality, brief violence and language.
Run Time:
98 min.
Distributor(s):
Sony
Production Co.:
Artists Independent Network, Capitol Films, Catherine Bailey, Davis Films, Metropolitan Films
Director(s):
David Cronenberg
Genre(s):
Horror
Themes:
Innocence Lost, Mothers and Sons, Haunted By the Past
Tone:
Deliberate, Enigmatic, Hallucinatory, Meditative, Understated, Gloomy, Somber, Disturbing
Keywords:
extramarital-affair, father, halfway-house, memory, mental-illness, paranoia, youth
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (02-28-2003)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD

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