THEME EXPLORATION

mistress and kept woman

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Anatomy of Hell
Anatomy of Hell
2004 · Catherine Breillat
The Passion of Joan of Arc
The Passion of Joan of Arc
1928 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
Olympia Part One: Festival of the Nations
1938 · Leni Riefenstahl
Beau travail
Beau travail
1999 · Claire Denis
The Tempest
The Tempest
1932 · Robert Siodmak
Farewell My Concubine
Farewell My Concubine
1993 · Chen Kaige
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Poetry
Poetry
2010 · Lee Chang-dong
A Moment in Love
A Moment in Love
1956 · Shirley Clarke
Big City
Big City
1937 · Frank Borzage
Casque d’or
Casque d’or
1952 · Jacques Becker
Cléo from 5 to 7
Cléo from 5 to 7
1962 · Agnès Varda
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Rainer Werner Fassbinder Germany

His films obsessively explore power dynamics, dependency, and emotional entanglement in relationships, particularly examining how desire and economic circumstance bind couples together.

 Claude Chabrol France

He masterfully dissected bourgeois morality and infidelity, examining the psychological complexities of mistresses and the fragile social codes governing desire and possession in his psychological thrillers.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His films lyrically portray urban alienation and forbidden romance, often depicting characters caught in emotional entanglement with unavailable partners in atmospheric, melancholic narratives.