THEME EXPLORATION

male stripping

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
S’en fout la mort
S’en fout la mort
1990 · Claire Denis
American Pie
American Pie
1999 · Paul Weitz
California Split
California Split
1974 · Robert Altman
Casque d’or
Casque d’or
1952 · Jacques Becker
Dogboys
Dogboys
1998 · Ken Russell
Father Gets in the Game
Father Gets in the Game
1908 · D.W. Griffith
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Steven Soderbergh United States

Directed 'Magic Mike' (2012) and its sequel, which explore male stripping culture with nuance, examining economics, masculinity, and performance.

 Nick Cassavetes United States

Explored themes of male performance, vulnerability, and survival in gritty urban settings that presaged later examinations of male bodies and labor in cinema.