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De Humani Corporis Fabrica

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  • 1hr 55m
  • 92

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1hr 55m

Synopsis

Focuses on five hospitals in northern Paris neighborhoods. It reveals that human flesh is an extraordinary landscape that exists only through the gaze and attention of others.

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Based on 12 Critics
6.4

USER SCORE (7)

Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Reviews
100
Apr 27, 2023

Part Frederick Wiseman-esque medical study, part endoscopic-horror tour de force, it is a thing to be experienced, ideally in a theater — a movie theater, not an operating one, though the filmmakers have a particular genius for blurring the difference.

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Metacritic review by Justin Chang
Justin Chang
Los Angeles Times
90
Apr 5, 2023

Some cinema hits you in the gut – this film places you right inside the gut, and while it’s not always a pleasant place to be, it’s a visit you’re not likely to forget.

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Jonathan Romney
Screen Daily
88
Sep 9, 2022

Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel’s film is one of the supreme cinematic examinations of the body’s magnificent malleability.

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Metacritic review by Keith Watson
Keith Watson
Slant Magazine
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