''De Humani Corporis Fabrica'' ("The Fabric of the human body") is a French-Swiss documentary film, directed by

Lucien Castaing-Taylor Lucien Giles Castaing-Taylor (born 10 January 1966, Liverpool, United Kingdom) is a British anthropologist and artist who works in film, video, and photography. Biography Castaing-Taylor received his B.A. at Cambridge University and his PhD at ...

and

Véréna Paravel Véréna Paravel (born 21 April 1971 in Neuchâtel, Switzerland) is a French anthropologist and artist who works in film, video, and photography. Biography Verena Paravel was born in 1971. She is an anthropologist, artist and filmmaker who wor ...

and released in 2022. Named after ''

De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem ''De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem'' (Latin, lit. "On the fabric of the human body in seven books") is a set of books on human anatomy written by Andreas Vesalius (1514–1564) and published in 1543. It was a major advance in the history ...

'', a 16th-century book series that was one of the most influential advances in the study of human

anatomy Anatomy () is the branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts. Anatomy is a branch of natural science that deals with the structural organization of living things. It is an old science, having its ...

, the film explores the human body through depictions of surgeries and autopsies in multiple hospitals around

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, including intimate close-up footage from inside human bodies. The film premiered in the

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program at the

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. It was also screened in the Wavelengths program at the

2022 Toronto International Film Festival The 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, the 47th event in the Toronto International Film Festival series, is scheduled to be held from September 8 to 18, 2022. Festival organizers have indicated that the 2022 festival will be staged primar ...

, and in the main slate of the

2022 New York Film Festival The 60th New York Film Festival took place from September 30 to October 16, 2022.Jake Coyle"New York Film Festival sets lineup for 60th edition". ''Toronto Star'', August 9, 2022. Noah Baumbach's ''White Noise'' was selected to be the Opening N ...

.Jill Goldsmith
"New York Film Festival Sets Main Slate For 60th Edition"
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'', August 9, 2022.

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* 2022 films 2022 documentary films French documentary films Swiss documentary films Documentary films about the human body 2020s French films {{Switzerland-film-stub