THEME EXPLORATION

bodily autonomy

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Blissfully Yours
Blissfully Yours
2002 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Bacurau
Bacurau
2019 · Kleber Mendonça Filho
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Colony
Colony
2026 · Yeon Sang-ho
Daughters of the Late Colonel
Daughters of the Late Colonel
2026 · Elizabeth Hobbs
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
People Magazine Investigates: The Secrets of the Twelve Tribes Cult
2026
Accidentally
Accidentally
1968 · John Woo
Giulietta degli spiriti
Giulietta degli spiriti
1965 · Federico Fellini
A Doll’s House
A Doll’s House
1973 · Joseph Losey
The Heiress
The Heiress
1949 · William Wyler
The Truman Show
The Truman Show
1998 · Peter Weir
A Room of My Own
A Room of My Own
2022 · Soso Bliadze
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Lori Malépart-Traversy Canada

Uses animated comedy to demystify taboo subjects with wit and accessibility.

 David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' viscerally explore the loss of control over one's own flesh and transformation.

 Claire Denis France

She examines bodily autonomy through sensuality and constraint in films like 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life,' often focusing on desire and physical powerlessness.