THEME EXPLORATION

physical strength

24 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Once Were Warriors
Once Were Warriors
1994 · Lee Tamahori
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
Shera
Shera
2026 · Savio Sandhhu
Second Life
Second Life
2026 · An Ching-hung
Signs of Mr. Plum
Signs of Mr. Plum
2026 · Urszula Morga
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
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
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
Sintra is a Beautiful Place to Die (Patrick Bauchau, circa
1981 · Glauber Rocha
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
Enthusiasm. Symphony of Donbas
1930 · Dziga Vertov
Judou
Judou
1990 · Zhang Yimou
Regarding Henry
Regarding Henry
1991 · Mike Nichols
Yoto Monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara Hyakuningiri
Yoto Monogatari, Hana no Yoshiwara Hyakuningiri
1960 · Tomu Uchida
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 obsessively explore the fragility and transformation of physical flesh as a site of existential dread and power.

 Chloé Zhao China/USA

Her films celebrate the endurance and resilience of bodies performing labor, capturing physical strength as both vulnerability and dignity.

 Gaspar Noé Argentina/France

He graphically examines physical bodies in states of intense trauma, desire, and violence, making bodily strength and weakness viscerally central to meaning.