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THEME EXPLORATION

male desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
La Collectionneuse
La Collectionneuse
1967 · Eric Rohmer
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
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
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Hable con ella
Hable con ella
2002 · Pedro Almodóvar
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Paul Schrader → USA · Grand Rapids

Austere moral investigations where masculine violence collides with spiritual torment and redemptive possibility.

David Cronenberg → Canada

His films obsessively explore male desire through bodily transformation and obsession, particularly in works like 'Crash' and 'A History of Violence.'

Wes Anderson → United States

He examines male desire, ambition, and sexual compulsion across multiple works including 'Boogie Nights' and 'There Will Be Blood.'

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