THEME EXPLORATION

male pregnancy

29 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child
1989 · Stephen Hopkins
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
Le Salaire de la peur
Le Salaire de la peur
1953 · Henri-Georges Clouzot
Another Round
Another Round
2020 · Thomas Vinterberg
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Maria Full of Grace
Maria Full of Grace
2004 · Joshua Marston
Rosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby
1968 · Roman Polanski
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
The Mirror
The Mirror
1975 · Andrei Tarkovsky
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1
2011 · Bill Condon
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Good Mothers
Good Mothers
1942 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Identificazione di una donna
Identificazione di una donna
1982 · Michelangelo Antonioni
I vitelloni
I vitelloni
1953 · Federico Fellini
Look Back in Anger
Look Back in Anger
1958 · Tony Richardson
Niaye
Niaye
1964 · Ousmane Sembène
Older Brother, Younger Sister
Older Brother, Younger Sister
1953 · Mikio Naruse
Reason, Debate and a Story
Reason, Debate and a Story
1974 · Ritwik Ghatak
Rich in Love
Rich in Love
1992 · Bruce Beresford
Thursday
Thursday
1961 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
West Point Widow
West Point Widow
1941 · Robert Siodmak
The Lighthouse
The Lighthouse
2019 · Robert Eggers
Aga's House
Aga's House
2019 · Lendita Zeqiraj
Dead End
Dead End
1969 · Chang Cheh
A Tale of Legendary Libido
A Tale of Legendary Libido
2008 · Shin Han-sol
Die Bad
Die Bad
2000 · Ryoo Seung-wan
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Father to Be
Father to Be
1979 · Lasse Hallström
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore disturbing transformations and biological intrusions that conceptually parallel male pregnancy anxieties.

 John Carpenter United States

'The Thing' and 'They Live' feature invasive body possession and transformation themes that engage with masculine vulnerability and loss of bodily autonomy.