THEME EXPLORATION

seduction and desire

12 films · 3 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Le Genou de Claire
Le Genou de Claire
1971 · Eric Rohmer
Summer Storm
Summer Storm
1944 · Douglas Sirk
Malicious
Malicious
1973 · Salvatore Samperi
Pleasure or Pain
Pleasure or Pain
2013 · Zalman King
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
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
David Cronenberg Canada

His films merge physical desire with psychological obsession, exploring how seduction manifests through bodily transformation and forbidden attraction.

 Pedro Almodóvar Spain

He crafts passionate narratives where seduction and desire drive complex character relationships, blending sensuality with emotional vulnerability and dark humor.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually intoxicating films capture desire as a yearning, melancholic force where seduction exists in glances, proximity, and unfulfilled longing.