THEME EXPLORATION

sexual desire

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Laberinto de pasiones
Laberinto de pasiones
1982 · Pedro Almodóvar
Tapage Nocturne
Tapage Nocturne
1979 · Catherine Breillat
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
The Dreamers
The Dreamers
2003 · Bernardo Bertolucci
Borders of Love
Borders of Love
2022 · Tomasz Wiński
Central Bazaar
Central Bazaar
1976 · Stephen Dwoskin
Private Collections
Private Collections
1979 · Shuji Terayama
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
Warm Water Under a Red Bridge
2001 · Shohei Imamura
A Bigger Splash
A Bigger Splash
2015 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Adrian Lyne UK

Explores forbidden desire and emotional betrayal through visually stylized, sexually charged narratives.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' explore sexual desire as a complex force intertwined with power, identity, and existential conflict.

 David Cronenberg Canada

He examines sexual desire through a transgressive lens, exploring its relationship to body, technology, and violence in films like 'Crash' and 'Videodrome'.