THEME EXPLORATION

cross-dressing disguise

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Mulan
Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Under the Skin
Under the Skin
2014 · Jonathan Glazer
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Bizarre, Bizarre
Bizarre, Bizarre
1937 · Marcel Carné
Good Night, Nurse!
Good Night, Nurse!
1918 · Buster Keaton
Kismet
Kismet
1955 · Vincente Minnelli
Quick
Quick
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Santa Brigida
Santa Brigida
1951 · Roberto Rossellini
Le Tripot clandestin
Le Tripot clandestin
1905 · Georges Méliès
Slightly French
Slightly French
1948 · Douglas Sirk
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Billy Wilder Austria-USA

His masterpiece 'Some Like It Hot' remains the definitive comedic exploration of cross-dressing disguise and its transformative power on identity.

 Jacques Demy France

His films like 'The Umbrellas of Cherbourg' and 'Donkey Skin' use disguise and transformation as poetic metaphors for hidden desire and identity.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Throughout his career, particularly in 'The Law of Desire' and 'All About My Mother,' he uses cross-dressing and disguise to explore gender fluidity and emotional authenticity.