THEME EXPLORATION

female desire and independence

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Sound of Falling
Sound of Falling
2026 · Mascha Schilinski
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Le streghe
Le streghe
1967 · Clint Eastwood & Luchino Visconti
The Group
The Group
1966 · Sidney Lumet
She's Gotta Have It
She's Gotta Have It
1986 · Spike Lee
All We Imagine as Light
All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Payal Kapadia
The Beguiled. .
The Beguiled. .
2017 · Sofia Coppola
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
1997 · Mira Nair
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Her films explore female desire and autonomy through sensual cinematography and complex characters who navigate relationships on their own terms.

 Agnès Varda France

A pioneer of feminist cinema who consistently centered female perspectives, desire, and independence across decades of groundbreaking work.