Sweatiest films

Woman in the Dunes (and that’s sweat multiplied by sand too, you can really feel it)

Wake In Fright, surely a strong contender for sweatiest film. MASTAPIECE




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Literally read an article about sweat in post-war Japanese cinema a few weeks ago, so check that out if you like:

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Easily the sweatiest film I’ve seen

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Beau Travail

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great thread, well done me

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Sexy Beast is pretty sweaty.

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Love that the BFI have a list

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A time to kill, its the South, its the Summer, everyone’s tuck up in a courtroom in their best and no air con. Almost certainly thematic sweat, but sweat nonetheless.


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Watched the Kurosawa film Stray Dog the other night, and it’s a plot point as to how absolutely fucking boiling it is in Tokyo, and you can really feel how exhausted everyone is throughout the whole thing:

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Midnight Express is v sweaty indeed

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Right I’m watching this tonight. What a film

Predator 2

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Came here to post this