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His films like 'Antichrist' and 'Melancholia' brutally explore maternal suffering, bodily trauma, and the psychological weight of reproduction.
David Cronenberg CanadaHis body horror films including 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' obsessively examine the vulnerability and grotesque transformation of the human form.
Gaspar Noé France/ArgentinaHis films 'Irréversible' and 'Enter the Void' use radical formal techniques to depict visceral bodily experiences and the fragility of human existence.