THEME EXPLORATION

physical restraint

21 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
¡Átame!
¡Átame!
1989 · Pedro Almodóvar
Die Patriotin
Die Patriotin
1979 · Alexander Kluge
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
24 Frames Per Second
24 Frames Per Second
1977 · Shirley Clarke
A Smoked Husband
A Smoked Husband
1908 · D.W. Griffith
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
Sanshiro Sugata Part II/Judo Saga Part II
Sanshiro Sugata Part II/Judo Saga Part II
1945 · Akira Kurosawa
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
How to Dance
How to Dance
1953 · Jack Kinney
The River
The River
1997 · Tsai Ming-liang
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films explore the visceral violation of physical boundaries and loss of bodily control through transformation and disease.

 Gaspar Noé France

His provocative cinema examines physical and psychological confinement, immobility, and the violation of bodily autonomy through unflinching formal techniques.

 Claire Denis France

Her films persistently interrogate physical containment, colonial bodies, and the tension between desire and constraint through intimate cinematography.