THEME EXPLORATION

Death and sexuality in Islam

12 films · 1 director

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harold and Maude
Harold and Maude
1971 · Hal Ashby
Babusya
Babusya
2003 · Yuliya Shashkova
Macario
Macario
1960 · Roberto Gavaldon
Pather Panchali
Pather Panchali
1955 · Satyajit Ray
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
The Death of Mr Lazarescu
2005 · Cristi Puiu
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Taste of Cherry
Taste of Cherry
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
The Cremator
The Cremator
1969 · Juraj Herz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Atom Egoyan Canada

Though not exclusively focused on Islam, his complex narratives explore death, sexuality, and religious constraint in films like 'Where the Truth Lies' and works examining spiritual transgression.