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A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

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Date: 16 Oct 2015 14:07:00
A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

A History of Violence (2005)
DVD9 | VIDEO_TS | PAL 16:9 | Scans (3 JPGs) | 01:31:45 | 7,50 Gb
Audio: English AC3 5.1/2.0 @ 448/192 Kbps | Subtitles: English SDH
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller

Director: David Cronenberg
Stars: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris

This is the story of a mild-mannered man, named Tom Stall, who becomes a local hero through an act of violence, he lives a happy and quiet life with his lawyer wife and their two children in the small town of Millbrook, Indiana. But one night their idyllic existence is shattered when Tom foils a vicious attempted robbery in his diner. Sensing danger, he takes action and saves his customers and friends in the self-defense killings of two-sought-after criminals. Heralded as a hero, Tom's life is changed overnight, attracting a national media circus, which forces him into the spotlight. Uncomfortable with his newfound celebrity, Tom tries to return to the normalcy of his ordinary life only to be confronted by a mysterious and threatening man who arrives in town believing Tom is the man who wronged him in the past. As Tom and his family fight back against this case of mistaken identity and struggle to cope with their changed reality…

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A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

The title of David Cronenberg’s stunning and provocative thriller A History of Violence could just as easily describe the career of the director as it does the film’s main character. Since the mid-1970s, Cronenberg has built an impressive body of work that rises from a foundation of inventive, low-budget grotesquerie to increasingly sophisticated and more psychologically resonant dramas. However, Cronenberg’s fascination with the mind/body split and our inherent revulsion at our own corporeality has never left him, making him one of the most consistent and fascinating auteurs of the past 30 years.

A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

In many ways, A History of Violence carries forward some of the same themes and issue he developed so well in his last film, Spider (2003), particularly the slippery nature of “truth” and the power of the past when it intrudes on the present. Based on a graphic novel of the same name, A History of Violence takes place in the small, picturesque, blandly titled town of Millbrook, Indiana. The main character is a long-time local family man named Tom Stall (Viggo Mortensen), who owns and runs a diner downtown. One night, a couple of vicious killers enter the diner and begin threatening the customers. In self-defense, Tom kills both of them. This act of “heroism” – the small town family man protecting home and hearth from invading evil – turns him into a minor celebrity. This celebrity, however, turns out to be a curse, as it resurrects demons from Tom’s past, namely some shady men in dark suits and sunglasses who show up one day calling him Joey Cusack.

A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

As much as A History of Violence is about violence itself and its implications, it is also very much about the notion of identity. The film emphasizes the idea that we are who we make ourselves to be; identity is not cemented forever, but rather fluid and in flux, even if it leaves behind a trail that never goes away. Thus, a man who was once a vicious killer might be able to renounce such a life and move on, but the past will always exist and therefore threaten the new present – a true return of the repressed.

A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

Putting your finger on the pulse of A History of Violence and figuring out all its aims is as complex as the film is exciting. On a base level, it is a reactionary thriller in the vein of Death Wish (1974), in which violence as the answer to violence is not only acceptable, but laudable. We can see this working in a subplot involving Tom’s teenage son, Jack (Ashton Holmes), a sensitive kid who has become the target of a teen bully. When Jack finally fights back, literally pulverizing the bully and his friend and putting them both in the hospital, it’s impossible not to feel a surge of excitement and release; the jerk got what he deserved. The overinflated manner in which Cronenberg presents the violence is clearly meant to elicit just such a reaction.

A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

Yet, at other moments in the film, violence is treated with a sense of horror and revulsion, particularly in a scene immediately following the revenge on the bully in which Tom and Jack get in a fight and Tom loses control and slaps his son, a stinging blow to both the boy and the audience. Cronenberg has also never been one to shy away from gore, and there are several points in A History of Violence in which he cuts away to the pulpy results of what a shotgun or even a human fist does to flesh and bone, reminding us with only a few, shocking seconds of screen time how easily most movies gloss over the physical realities of what we like to call “action.”

A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

A History of Violence also works on a dramatic level, particularly in the depiction of the relationship between Tom and his wife, Edie (Maria Bello), who clearly loves her husband, but is torn by the revelation that he may not be who she thought he was. Who has she loved all these years? Mortensen and Bello have a strong chemistry, and Cronenberg ups their intensity by bookending the development of their relationship with two sex scenes, one that is playful and loving and one that is torrid and demeaning, a natural turn given the revelations about Tom’s past. Violence is a turn-on, Cronenberg seems to be saying, but a turn-on that comes with a destructively high price.
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A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]

Special Features:
- Audio commentary by director/co-producer David Cronenberg
- "Acts Of Violence" - documentary (66 min)
- "The Unmaking of Scene 44" - featurette (6 min)
- "Violence's History: United States Version vs. Internation Version" - featurette (1 min)
- "Too Commercial For Cannes" - featurette (9 min)
- Deleted Scene: "Scene 44" (with optional commentary by director/co-producer David Cronenberg)
- Theatrical trailer
Easter eggs:
1. Ed Harris Clip: in the Specials Menu, highlight the "Deleted Scene: Scene 44" and push to the right, a red bullet hole appears on the screen (English/optional German subtitles) (00:39)
2. Viggo Mortensen Clip "Fish Friday": in the Specials Menu choose "Acts of Violence" and in this submenu you highlight "Act 1 Random" and then push to the left, a white fish appears on the screen (English/optional German subtitles) (00:45)
3. Ashton Holmes Clip "Birthday": same as before just push at "Act 1 Random" to the right, a white candle appears on the screen (English/optional German subtitles) (00:20)
A History of Violence (2005) [Re-UP]


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