THEME EXPLORATION

cosmetic surgery

10 films · 3 directors
FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Stolen Face
Stolen Face
1952 · Terence Fisher
A Woman’s Face
A Woman’s Face
1941 · George Cukor
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man
1974 · Mike Hodges
200 Pounds Beauty
200 Pounds Beauty
2006 · Kim Yong-hwa
Stuber
Stuber
2019 · Michael Dowse
The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man
1983 · Terence Young
Men of Plastic
Men of Plastic
2022 · Im Jin-soon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Cosmopolis' and 'Crimes of the Future' obsessively explore the transformation and modification of the human body as a central philosophical concern.

 Michael Haneke Austria

His clinical examination of contemporary society in works like 'Code Unknown' critiques superficiality and the artificial construction of identity in modern culture.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films including 'The Skin I Live In' directly confront cosmetic surgery's psychological and ethical dimensions while exploring identity, obsession, and transformation.