THEME EXPLORATION

hedonism

10 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
A Dirty Shame
A Dirty Shame
2004 · John Waters
California Split
California Split
1974 · Robert Altman
Jours tranquilles à Clichy
Jours tranquilles à Clichy
1990 · Claude Chabrol
Lisztomania
Lisztomania
1975 · Ken Russell
Spring Breakers
Spring Breakers
2012 · Harmony Korine
Femmes Fatales
Femmes Fatales
1976 · Bertrand Blier
Too Much Too Often!
Too Much Too Often!
1968 · Doris Wishman
Invitation to Pleasure
Invitation to Pleasure
1980 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power
Nero and Poppea - An Orgy of Power
1982 · Frank Miller
The Party's Over
The Party's Over
1965 · Guy Hamilton
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luchino Visconti Italy

His films obsessively depict the decadence and moral decay of aristocracy indulging in sensual pleasures, most powerfully in *The Leopard* and *Death in Venice*.

 Federico Fellini Italy

He captures the intoxicating allure and emptiness of sensory excess and desire in *La Dolce Vita* and *8½*, exploring how hedonism masks existential void.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

His vibrant, provocative cinema celebrates bodily pleasure, desire, and living intensely in the present moment while examining the emotional consequences in films like *Live Flesh* and *Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!*