THEME EXPLORATION

body transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Seconds
Seconds
1966 · John Frankenheimer
Zoology
Zoology
2016 · Ivan I. Tverdovsky
L’Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
L’Homme à la tête en caoutchouc
1901 · Georges Méliès
Take Me
Take Me
1969 · Stephen Dwoskin
The Howling
The Howling
1981 · Joe Dante
An American Werewolf in London
An American Werewolf in London
1981 · John Landis
The Howling (Lewis Teague, ) script
The Howling (Lewis Teague, ) script
1980 · John Sayles
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
20min Walk from Nishi-Ogikubo Station, 2 Bedrooms, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, 2mos Deposit, No Pets Allowed
2014 · Mahiro Maeda
The Fruit Is Swelling
The Fruit Is Swelling
1997 · Cash Chin Man-Kei
Vampire Virus
Vampire Virus
2020 · Charlie Steeds
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror filmography obsessively explores visceral physical transformation as metaphor for disease, technology, and identity.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films use bodily metamorphosis and corporeal transgression to challenge social norms and examine power dynamics.

 Apichatpong Weerasethakul Thailand

His meditative cinema investigates how bodies shift through memory, time, and spiritual transcendence in mysterious ways.