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THEME EXPLORATION

medical procedure

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Syndromes and a Century
Syndromes and a Century
2006 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Blood of the Condor
Blood of the Condor
1969 · Jorge Sanjinés
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop
1984 · Martin Brest
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
A Cry for Help
A Cry for Help
1912 · D.W. Griffith
All the King’s Men
All the King’s Men
1983 · King Hu
Arrowsmith
Arrowsmith
1931 · John Ford
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Britannia Hospital
Britannia Hospital
1982 · Lindsay Anderson
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
Credo ou la tragédie de Lourdes
1924 · Julien Duvivier
Distant Trumpet
Distant Trumpet
1952 · Terence Fisher
Fly By Night
Fly By Night
1942 · Robert Siodmak
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg → Canada

His body horror films obsessively explore the intersection of medicine, technology, and human transformation through visceral surgical imagery.

Claire Denis → France

She examines medical vulnerability and bodily intrusion with philosophical depth, particularly in works exploring illness, surgery, and physical fragmentation.

Joachim Trier → Denmark

His films confront medical trauma, psychiatric treatment, and surgical violence as metaphors for human suffering and psychological breakdown.

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