THEME EXPLORATION

sexual liberation

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
A Perfect Ending
A Perfect Ending
2012 · Nicole Conn
Fantasm Comes Again
Fantasm Comes Again
1977 · Colin Eggleston
Libidomania
Libidomania
1979 · Frank Miller
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
The Matrix
The Matrix
1999 · Lana Wachowski & Lilly Wachowski
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
John Cameron Mitchell USA

Audacious exploration of identity and desire through theatrical, genre-defying narratives.

 Bernardo Bertolucci Italy

His films like 'Last Tango in Paris' and 'The Conformist' provocatively explore sexual desire, power dynamics, and liberation through intimate and controversial narratives.

 Nagisa Oshima Japan

His boundary-pushing work, particularly 'In the Realm of the Senses,' explicitly examines sexual liberation and passion as forms of personal and political freedom.