IDS 101: The Hidden Bodies of Art: Films in the Library

After a zombie epidemic, R (a zombie) rescues Julie (a human survivor) from a zombie attack. The two form a special relationship in their struggle for survival, R becomes increasingly more human...

An L.A. gumshoe with a knack for tracking down missing persons doesn't have a clue when he's hired to help a beautiful amnesia victim tormented by blood-curdling nightmares. Then an eccentric antiques dealer and hypnotist leads them to a startling discovery.

The story of John Merrick, a hideously deformed individual dubbed the Elephant Man during his years in a circus freak show in Victorian England.

A riveting tale of love and betrayal between a normal circus performer and the wealthy carnival midget whom she marries for money and then betrays.

When Dorian Gray, a handsome, young Victorian gentleman obsessed with the fleeting transience of his own beauty, becomes disturbed by a portrait that seems to capture too much of his soul, he makes a dark pact.

Orlando is an English nobleman who defies the law of nature with surprising results. Immortal and highly imaginative, he undergoes a series of extraordinary transformations which humorously and hauntingly illustrate the eternal war between the sexes.

Commissioned by Hitler as propaganda, this film of the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics is a tribute to human grace. Directed by Leni Riefenstahl.

Werner Herzog follows an exclusive expedition into the nearly inaccessible Chauvet Cave in France, home to the most ancient visual art known to have been created by man.

Marina Abramovic has been redefining what art is for nearly forty years. Using her own body as a vehicle; pushing herself beyond her physical and mental limits and at times risking her life in the process as she creates performances that challenge; shock; and move us.

This clinical program travels to the world's first open-air crime lab with founder Bill Bass, of The University of Tennessee, for a close-up look at how cadavers decay.

Groundbreaking series exploring the cultural heritage of the western world, from the collapse of the Roman Empire until the birth of modernism. (See Chapter 5: The Hero as Artist. Features Michelangelo's sculptures.)

10 of the world's most creative and celebrated directors were each asked to choose a piece of opera music and then present a visual interpretation of that music with complete artistic freedom.

The third film in this anthology is by Jean-Luc Goddard and is based on an aria from Armide by Jean-Baptiste Lully. In a gym, two young women working as cleaners are entranced by the muscles of the male bodybuilders, who maintain their concentration even when the women strip.

Explore the lives of visual artists who made the Harlem Renaissance one of the 20th century's richest artistic moments.

The tragic story of sculptor Rodin and his muse, Camille Claudel.

A driven plastic surgeon is haunted by personal tragedies. After many years of trial and error, he finally perfects a new skin.