The Fly

Part of the special series NACHTBLENDE

“What's the star number for 'very good' but also 'despicable and wretched and ruined my night'?” Ayo Edebiri on Letterboxd

The first nightmare of a new generation! David Cronenberg's re-make of the 50s B-movie of the same name can be described in good conscience as the prototype of body horror. The film about the slow merging of man and fly is not only super disgusting, but also funny, ultra-romantic and heartbreakingly tragic. A timeless masterpiece!

Journalist Veronica Quaife (Geena Davis) accompanies the reclusive scientist Seth Brundle (Jeff Goldblum) as he completes his groundbreaking invention: a machine that can be used to transport matter from A to B via teleportation. Initial attempts to transport living beings fail, with only a bloody mass arriving at the other end. But a good dose of infatuation and a glass or two too many soon prompt the driven scientist to climb into the machine himself. But not alone...