THEME EXPLORATION

sexual frustration

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Odd Obsession
Odd Obsession
1959 · Kon Ichikawa
Hôtel du Nord
Hôtel du Nord
1938 · Marcel Carné
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Secret Fantasy
Secret Fantasy
1971 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
The Gin Game
The Gin Game
1981 · Mike Nichols
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Michelangelo Antonioni Italy

His films like 'L'Avventura' and 'La Notte' explore emotional and sensual alienation through long takes and understated performances that reveal the gap between desire and fulfillment.

 Luis Buñuel Spain

He repeatedly examined repressed desire and sexual obsession through surrealist imagery, most notably in 'Viridiana' and 'Belle de Jour,' where psychological tension drives the narrative.

 Wong Kar-wai Hong Kong

His visually lush films like 'In the Mood for Love' and 'Fallen Angels' capture the ache of unrequited love and unconsummated longing through color, movement, and emotional restraint.