THEME EXPLORATION

desire and sexuality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Dirty Story
A Dirty Story
1977 · Jean Eustache
Nenè
Nenè
1977 · Salvatore Samperi
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
A Woman Is a Woman
A Woman Is a Woman
1961 · Jean-Luc Godard
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
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
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore desire, sexuality, and power through deeply sensual and psychologically complex narratives.

 David Lynch United States

Lynch masterfully weaves desire and sexuality into surreal dreamscapes, most notably in 'Blue Velvet' and 'Mulholland Drive,' revealing the darkness beneath surface attraction.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

Almodóvar's bold films celebrate desire and sexuality with emotional depth and visual passion, exploring human connection and identity through works like 'The Skin I Live In' and 'All About My Mother.'