THEME EXPLORATION

sexual autonomy

12 films · 2 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Caged
Caged
2011 · Stephan Brenninkmeijer
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
The Ages of Lulu
The Ages of Lulu
1990 · Bigas Luna
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Catherine Breillat France

Her films explicitly explore female sexual desire, agency, and the female gaze through provocative narratives that challenge conventional representations of sexuality.

 Agnès Varda France

She pioneered feminist cinema by centering women's autonomy, desire, and self-determination across diverse narratives from experimental to documentary forms.