THEME EXPLORATION

sapphic desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
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
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Mulholland Drive
Mulholland Drive
2001 · David Lynch
Paura e amore
Paura e amore
1988 · Margarethe von Trotta
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
The Age of Innocence
The Age of Innocence
1993 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Céline Sciamma France

Her films like 'Portrait of a Lady on Fire' and 'Tomboy' explore sapphic desire with lyrical intimacy and emotional depth.

 Chloé Zhao China/United States

Works like 'The Eternals' and her indie films subtly weave queer female relationships and desire into character-driven narratives.

 Karyn Kusama United States

Films like 'The Invitation' and 'Destroyer' often feature complex female relationships and understated sapphic tension.