THEME EXPLORATION

cybernetic transformation

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Ponyo
Ponyo
2008 · Hayao Miyazaki
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Dark Knight
The Dark Knight
2008 · Christopher Nolan
The Company’s in Love
The Company’s in Love
1932 · Max Ophuls
Joker
Joker
2019 · Todd Phillips
The Little Mermaid
The Little Mermaid
1989 · Ron Clements and John Musker
The Lobster
The Lobster
2015 · Yorgos Lanthimos
Tropical Malady
Tropical Malady
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Still Life
Still Life
2006 · Jia Zhangke
Carne trémula
Carne trémula
1997 · Pedro Almodóvar
Angel at Sea
Angel at Sea
2009 · Frédéric Dumont
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His films obsessively explore the horrifying fusion of human flesh with technology and machinery, treating bodily transformation as both visceral and philosophical.

 Mamoru Oshii Japan

Through Ghost in the Shell and other works, he deeply interrogates identity and consciousness in a world where human minds merge with artificial systems.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His films like Blade Runner 2049 and Arrival examine how humans are transformed through contact with alien intelligence and advanced technology, questioning what remains authentically human.