THEME EXPLORATION

unethical surgery

11 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
La piel que habito (The Skin I Live In
2011 · Pedro Almodóvar
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
Black Jack: The Visitor in the Eye
1977 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Fashions for Women
Fashions for Women
1927 · Dorothy Arzner
Stolen Face
Stolen Face
1952 · Terence Fisher
A Woman’s Face
A Woman’s Face
1941 · George Cukor
The Terminal Man
The Terminal Man
1974 · Mike Hodges
200 Pounds Beauty
200 Pounds Beauty
2006 · Kim Yong-hwa
Stuber
Stuber
2019 · Michael Dowse
Anatomy 2
Anatomy 2
2003 · Stefan Ruzowitzky
The Jigsaw Man
The Jigsaw Man
1983 · Terence Young
Men of Plastic
Men of Plastic
2022 · Im Jin-soon
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His body horror films like 'Videodrome' and 'The Fly' explore the disturbing intersection of surgery, transformation, and bodily violation.

 Darren Aronofsky United States

Films like 'Black Swan' depict obsessive self-modification and psychological breakdown through surgical and quasi-surgical imagery.

 Denis Villeneuve Canada

His thriller 'Prisoners' and other works examine moral compromise and the violation of bodily autonomy in ethically ambiguous scenarios.