The Fabric of the Human Body

As much as the new technology that prolongs our lives, and makes a film like ‘De Humani Dorpus Fabrica’ possible exists, there is a devastating truth about the vulnerability of the flesh that lingers.

...much of the film immerses us in an unknowable, unrecognisable world under the skin, without shape, without what Vesalius wanted to show us in the 16th century. It is an uncanny spectacle.

The magic of Paravel and Castaing-Taylor’s work is that so much of it is open for abstract interpretation, and this magnificent new one is no exception.

Next time you talk to someone who tells you they have a steel rod straightening out their spine, you’ll know how it got there and be glad you didn’t have to go through the process. 

...en sjældent vild biografoplevelse – en grænseoverskridende afdækning af kroppens indre og hverdagen på en række hospitaler i Paris.

Nu är detta ingen skräckfilm utan en dokumentär, men i filmen, som är inspelad på fem olika sjukhus i Paris, finns det scener som kräver att man är åtminstone läkarstudent för att riktigt mäkta med.