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Vile Bodies

1998 · 1 season

A sober, unsettling look at artists who push the limits of the human body, asking you to confront discomfort and beauty at once.

Created by
James Kent
Genres
Documentary
Overview
Documentary miniseries about contemporary artists who create challenging views of the human body. One of a 3-part series exploring how contemporary photography is challenging some of our deepest-held taboos about the human body. "American photographer Joel-Peter Witkin discusses his dark visions of human bodies.
How it feels
Dark, eerie, melancholic and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About
Art, identity, morality, obsession
Content
Mild violence, gore, sexual content and language.
Note
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Genres
Documentary
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
  • earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action0
Horror4
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension4
Darkness7
Complexity6
Emotional weight6

Cast

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Details

Genres
documentary
Created by
James Kent
Written by
Edmund Coulthard
Starring
John Coplans, Edmund Coulthard, Jenny Saville, Joel-Peter Witkin
Cinematography
Patrick Duval
Length
1 seasons, 3 episodes
Network
Channel 4
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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