THEME EXPLORATION

conflicted desires

9 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
2019
2019
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
First Comes Courage
First Comes Courage
1943 · Dorothy Arzner
Marketa Lazarová
Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967 · John Huston
Sorekara
Sorekara
1985 · Yoshimitsu Morita
Wedding Night
Wedding Night
1935 · King Vidor
A Wish Come True
A Wish Come True
2015 · Mark Rosman
Adultery Alumni Association
Adultery Alumni Association
2018 · Jo Tae-ho
Red Shoe Diaries
Red Shoe Diaries
1992 · Zalman King
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His films obsessively probe the psychological torment of characters torn between faith and doubt, love and isolation, desire and duty.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

He crafts visually intoxicating narratives where characters are paralyzed by competing longings for connection, freedom, and the past.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative films dramatize the violent collision between spiritual yearning and carnal desire, tradition and transgression.