THEME EXPLORATION

bodily movement

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

The Battle of Algiers

The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo

Closely Watched Trains

Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel

Zweigroschenzauber

Zweigroschenzauber
1929 · Hans Richter

Blissfully Yours

Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul

Chronicle of the Years of Fire

Chronicle of the Years of Fire
1975 · Mohammed Lakhdar-Hamina

Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho

Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho

Divine Waters
1985 · John Waters

Fear Flight
2016 · Shirley Clarke

Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed

Initiation into the Dance of the Possessed
1948 · Jean Rouch

“Pop Goes the Easel”

“Pop Goes the Easel”
1962 · Ken Russell

The Passage
1979 · J. Lee Thompson

Those Who Make Tomorrow

Those Who Make Tomorrow
1946 · Akira Kurosawa

Tissues
1980 · Jane Campion

Jimmy Jaguár
2025 · Benedek Fliegauf

Commando Leopard

Commando Leopard
1985 · Antonio Margheriti

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo

Improvised and Purposeful: Cinema Novo
1967 · Joaquim Pedro de Andrade

Kino-Pravda No. 14

Kino-Pravda No. 14
1923 · Dziga Vertov

Labyrinth Tale
1975 · Shuji Terayama

Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux

Moving Perspectives

Moving Perspectives
1967 · Mrinal Sen

Wild Flower
1943 · Emilio “Indio” Fernández

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days

4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
2007 · Cristian Mungiu

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet

Dongju: The Portrait of a Poet
2016 · Lee Joon-ik

Pamasahe
2022 · Roman Perez Jr.

One Day...
2001 · Michel Gondry

The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake

The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake
2011 · Herman Yau

Warsaw 44
2014 · Jan Komasa

Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve

Young Man on the Bar Masturbating with Rage and Nerve
2015 · Julián Hernández

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Sergei Eisenstein Soviet Union

Mastered the kinetic power of bodies in space through montage and choreographed masses, creating visceral movement that communicates ideology and emotion.

Akira Kurosawa Japan

Orchestrated bodily movement with unparalleled grace in action sequences and intimate scenes, treating the human body as an instrument of storytelling and spiritual expression.