THEME EXPLORATION

mating rituals

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
The Secret Nation
The Secret Nation
1989 · Jorge Sanjinés
Decameron
Decameron
2020 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Satan's Slaves
Satan's Slaves
2017 · Joko Anwar
Midsommar
Midsommar
2019 · Ari Aster
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
Julian Gałek drinks Matcha Oat Milk 2026
2026 · Digidi Dągi
Rosario
Rosario
2025 · Felipe Vargas
The Tao Exorcist
The Tao Exorcist
2026 · Chiou Hau-jou
A Summer Idyll
A Summer Idyll
1910 · D.W. Griffith
Dionysos
Dionysos
1984 · Jean Rouch
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
Moana: A Romance of the Golden Age
1926 · Robert Flaherty
My Crasy Life
My Crasy Life
1991 · Jean-Pierre Gorin
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie
1972 · Luis Buñuel
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Yorgos Lanthimos Greece

His films obsessively explore human courtship and romantic bonding through bizarre, ritualistic frameworks that deconstruct social mating conventions.

 Werner Herzog Germany

His documentaries and narratives examine the primal, often grotesque dimensions of human desire and the ritualistic nature of human connection and reproduction.