THEME EXPLORATION

male fantasy and desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Central Bazaar
Central Bazaar
1976 · Stephen Dwoskin
La Collectionneuse
La Collectionneuse
1967 · Eric Rohmer
Eros, the God of Love
Eros, the God of Love
1981 · Walter Hugo Khouri
Overlord: The Undead King
Overlord: The Undead King
2017 · Naoyuki Ito
Miracle in Milan
Miracle in Milan
1951 · Vittorio De Sica
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
Dillinger Is Dead
Dillinger Is Dead
1969 · Marco Ferreri
Like Water for Chocolate
Like Water for Chocolate
1992 · Alfonso Arau
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Lynch United States

His films like 'Mulholland Drive' and 'Blue Velvet' obsessively deconstruct male desire and fantasy, blurring reality with projection and obsession.

 Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His provocative works examine male desire through transgressive narratives that challenge social norms and explore power dynamics in human sexuality.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

His controversial films like 'Antichrist' and 'Nymphomaniac' directly confront male fantasy, misogyny, and the darker impulses of desire with unflinching intensity.