THEME EXPLORATION

physical appearance

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Test of Friendship
The Test of Friendship
1908 · D.W. Griffith
The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby
2013 · Baz Luhrmann
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
Audition
Audition
2000 · Takashi Miike
The Ride
The Ride
1995 · Amanda Micheli
Year of the Devil
Year of the Devil
2002 · Petr Zelenka
Afternoons of Solitude
Afternoons of Solitude
2026 · Albert Serra
Fleak
Fleak
2026 · Jens Møller
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
12 Chapters About Women
12 Chapters About Women
1954 · Kon Ichikawa
El
El
1953 · Luis Buñuel
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
Les Vacances de M. Hulot
1953 · Jacques Tati
Laughing Times
Laughing Times
1980 · John Woo
Peau contre peau
Peau contre peau
1991 · François Ozon
Fucking Bornholm
Fucking Bornholm
2022 · Anna Kazejak
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Judou
Judou
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
1991 · Mike Nichols
Come Play With Me
Come Play With Me
1968 · Salvatore Samperi
Cyrano
Cyrano
2021 · Joe Wright
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
The River
The River
1997 · Tsai Ming-liang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films obsessively deconstruct beauty, desire, and the grotesque underbelly of physical appearance in American culture.

 Agnès Varda France

She explores aging, beauty standards, and bodily transformation with poetic vulnerability and radical honesty throughout her career.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His films celebrate diverse bodies, gender presentation, and the performative nature of physical identity with vibrant passion and humor.