THEME EXPLORATION

gender ideals

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
In a Year with 13 Moons
In a Year with 13 Moons
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
The Daughter of Deceit
The Daughter of Deceit
1951 · Luis Buñuel
Barbie
Barbie
2023 · Greta Gerwig
Viktor und Viktoria
Viktor und Viktoria
1933 · Reinhold Schünzel
The Goat Horn
The Goat Horn
1972 · Metodi Andonov
Incredibles 2
Incredibles 2
2018 · Brad Bird
Mulan
Mulan
1998 · Barry Cook & Tony Bancroft
My Life in Pink
My Life in Pink
1997 · Alain Berliner
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
The Adventure of Iron Pussy
2004 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Pelo Malo
Pelo Malo
2013 · Mariana Rondón
Rat Mouse Thief
Rat Mouse Thief
1999 · Sebastián Cordero
Salt of the Earth
Salt of the Earth
1954 · Herbert J. Biberman
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His vibrant films interrogate rigid gender roles and masculinity through complex female characters and LGBTQ+ narratives that celebrate non-conformist identities.

 Claire Denis France

Her sensory filmmaking explores masculine vulnerability and desire while questioning patriarchal power structures through ambiguous, embodied perspectives.