THEME EXPLORATION

sexual labor

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
North Country
North Country
2005 · Niki Caro
Foreign Earth
Foreign Earth
1954 · Sergio Corbucci
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · Kenny Ortega
The Gleaners and I
The Gleaners and I
2000 · Agnès Varda
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Tsai Ming-liang Taiwan

His films explore desire, bodily autonomy, and transactional intimacy within urban spaces, often depicting marginalized figures and their economic vulnerabilities.

 Claire Denis France

Her work frequently interrogates power dynamics, bodily commodification, and the intersections of desire and economic necessity in human relationships.