THEME EXPLORATION

sexual content in cinema

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Kings of the Road
Kings of the Road
1976 · Wim Wenders
And the Show Goes On
And the Show Goes On
1996 · Mrinal Sen
The Salesman
The Salesman
2016 · Asghar Farhadi
Lumière & Company
Lumière & Company
1995 · Bigas Luna & Cédric Klapisch & Lasse Hallström & Michael Haneke & Peter Greenaway & Spike Lee
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
30/30 Vision: Three Decades of Strand Releasing
2019 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
Where Are You, Jafar Panahi?
2026 · Jafar Panahi
Chronicle of a Summer
Chronicle of a Summer
1961 · Jean Rouch
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
46) Officier de la Legion d’Honneur from Ministry of Culture and Art of France
1996 · Abbas Kiarostami
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Flying Colors (, incomplete
Flying Colors (, incomplete
1917 · Frank Borzage
Le court des grands
Le court des grands
2005 · Terry Gilliam
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

Known for exploring sexuality and desire as central psychological and political forces in films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist'.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Confronts viewers with unflinching examinations of sexuality, shame, and bodily autonomy in provocative works like 'Antichrist' and 'Nymphomaniac'.

 Catherine Breillat France

A pioneering feminist filmmaker who uses explicit sexual content to interrogate desire, power dynamics, and female sexuality in films like 'Romance' and 'Abuse of Weakness'.