Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
GB
George Barker
Narrator / Body
Lead
Willard Maas
Body
Marie Menken
Body
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Willard Maas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Geography of the Body is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
