THEME EXPLORATION

female identity and desire

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Nazarín
Nazarín
1958 · Luis Buñuel
Al di là delle nuvole
Al di là delle nuvole
1995 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Audition
Audition
1999 · Takashi Miike
Captain Marvel
Captain Marvel
2019 · Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
2000 · Ang Lee
Ixcanul
Ixcanul
2015 · Jayro Bustamante
The Assassin
The Assassin
2015 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
Caramel
Caramel
2007 · Nadine Labaki
Pepi, Luci, Bom y las otras chicas del montón
Pepi, Luci, Bom y las otras chicas del montón
1980 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Claire Denis France

Creates intensely sensual films that explore female desire, agency, and identity through bodies in motion, challenging conventional narratives of romance and attraction.

 Agnès Varda France

Her films celebrate female autonomy and desire across all life stages, blending documentary realism with poetic reflection on women's lived experiences and self-determination.