Watch The Geography of the Body (1943) Online

A quotation from Aristophanes, "The desire and pursuit of the whole is called love," precedes views of a man and a woman's bodies, often in extreme close up. Off-screen, a voice recites fragments of oracular literature and purple prose. We see an eye, an ear, a mouth, a tongue, bits of hair, a hand, the tips of fingers, toes. Occasionally, the frame includes a larger scape of a body: a chest, a back, a breast. Usually the camera is stationery; sometimes, it moves across a body, remaining in close up. They hold hands for one moment. The bodies are without clothes; no genitalia are visible. Read More

Watch The Geography of the Body online. Featuring George Barker and Willard Maas, The Geography of the Body is classified as Documentary genre movie with an average rating across the web of 5.7. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in United States of America and was released on 1943. The Geography of the Body was directed by Willard Maas,Marie Menken. Read Less