THEME EXPLORATION

Sexual Desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2003 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Borders of Love
Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński
Central Bazaar
Central Bazaar
1976 · Stephen Dwoskin
Private Collections
Private Collections
1979 · Shuji Terayama
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Shohei Imamura
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash
2015 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Adrian Lyne UK

Explores forbidden desire and emotional betrayal through visually stylized, sexually charged narratives.

 Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'Blow-Up' explore the psychological complexity of desire, eroticism, and human connection through minimalist narratives and visual tension.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His vibrant, emotionally intense cinema examines desire in all its forms—romantic, sexual, and obsessive—with both passion and dark humor across films like 'Live Flesh' and 'The Skin I Live In'.