THEME EXPLORATION

body transformation

32 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seconds
Seconds
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
L’Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
L’Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
1901 · Georges Méliès
Take Me
Take Me
1969 · Stephen Dwoskin
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · John Landis
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
2014 · Mahiro Maeda
The Fruit Is Swelling
The Fruit Is Swelling
1997 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Vampire Virus
Vampire Virus
2020 · Charlie Steeds
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Body Snatch
Body Snatch
1998 · Anonymous Fixture
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Alice
Alice
1988 · Jan Švankmajer
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
District 9
District 9
2009 · Neill Blomkamp
Kung Fu Hustle
Kung Fu Hustle
2004 · —
My Nikifor
My Nikifor
2005 · Krzysztof Krauze
The Art of Negative Thinking
The Art of Negative Thinking
2007 · Bård Breien
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
Aztec Batman: Clash of Empires
2026 · Juan Jose Meza-Leon
Deool Band 2
Deool Band 2
2026 · Pravin Tarde
Daughter of Nectar
Daughter of Nectar
2026 · Lin Chun-ni
Dhabkaaro
Dhabkaaro
2026 · Abhishek Shah
Kung Fu
Kung Fu
2026 · Giddens Ko
Saccharine
Saccharine
2026 · Natalie Erika James
Wild Sing
Wild Sing
2026 · Son Jae-gon
Agostino d’Ippona
Agostino d’Ippona
1972 · Roberto Rossellini
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore visceral physical and psychological transformations with unflinching intensity.

 Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His surreal films like 'The Killing of a Sacred Deer' and 'Poor Things' present radical bodily transformations as both grotesque and profoundly human.