THEME EXPLORATION

medical restriction

12 films · 2 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
50 First Dates
50 First Dates
2004 · Peter Segal
Primavera
Primavera
2026 · Damiano Michieletto
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
Bigger Than Life
Bigger Than Life
1956 · Nicholas Ray
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'The Fly' and 'Videodrome' explore the violation and restriction of the human body through disease and medical transformation.

 Claire Denis France

Her films such as 'Trouble Every Day' and 'High Life' examine bodily autonomy, medical experimentation, and the restrictions imposed on human flesh.