THEME EXPLORATION

sexual repression

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
Blue Is the Warmest Color
Blue Is the Warmest Color
2013 · Abdellatif Kechiche
Closely Watched Trains
Closely Watched Trains
1966 · Jiří Menzel
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Cat People
Cat People
1942 · Jacques Tourneur
Memories of Underdevelopment
Memories of Underdevelopment
1968 · Tomás Gutiérrez Alea
A City of Sadness
A City of Sadness
1989 · Hou Hsiao-hsien
After Hours
After Hours
1985 · Martin Scorsese
Call Me by Your Name
Call Me by Your Name
2017 · Luca Guadagnino
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Luis Buñuel Spain

His surrealist films like 'Viridiana' and 'Belle de Jour' obsessively explore the tension between Catholic morality and hidden desires.

 Ingmar Bergman Sweden

His psychologically intense works examine guilt, shame, and the conflict between religious upbringing and sexual awakening throughout his career.

 Wes Anderson United States

Films like 'There Will Be Blood' and 'The Master' depict masculine control and emotional repression as sources of power and psychological damage.