THEME EXPLORATION

beauty and objectification

19 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2013 · Jonathan Glazer
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
1991 · Gary Trousdale & Kirk Wise
Beauty and the Beast
Beauty and the Beast
2017 · Bill Condon
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
The Entertainer
The Entertainer
1960 · Tony Richardson
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
La Belle et la Bête
La Belle et la Bête
1946 · Jean Cocteau
Parthenope
Parthenope
2024 · Paolo Sorrentino
Lover, Come Back to Me
Lover, Come Back to Me
1983 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
The Reincarnation of Golden Lotus
1989 · Clara Law
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji
1966 · Kon Ichikawa
Date In The Air
Date In The Air
1966 · Yannis Dalianidis
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
La diosa arrodillada/The Kneeling Goddess
1947 · Roberto Gavaldón
The Land of the People
The Land of the People
1966 · Artavazd Pelechian
Malena
Malena
2000 · Giuseppe Tornatore
The Ugly Stepsister
The Ugly Stepsister
2025 · Emilie Blichfeldt
UglyDolls
UglyDolls
2019 · Kelly Asbury
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually stunning films obsessively explore beauty, desire, and the tension between aesthetic fascination and emotional objectification.