THEME EXPLORATION

sexual anxiety

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Superbad
Superbad
2007 · Greg Mottola
Vendredi soir
Vendredi soir
2002 · Claire Denis
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Meurtrière
Meurtrière
2015 · Philippe Grandrieux
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Chambre 666
Chambre 666
1982 · Wim Wenders
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Kevin Smith USA · Red Bank

Cinema as extended conversation where dialogue and regional specificity matter more than plot mechanics.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

Bergman's films like 'Through a Glass Darkly' and 'Persona' psychologically dissect intimacy, desire, and the anxieties underlying human connection with unmatched introspection.

 David Cronenberg Canada

Cronenberg explores sexual anxiety through body horror and psychological disturbance in films like 'Crimes of the Future' and 'Naked Lunch,' merging the physical and psychological dimensions of desire.