THEME EXPLORATION

sexuality and morality

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
My Night at Maud's
My Night at Maud's
1969 · Éric Rohmer
...And God Created Woman
...And God Created Woman
1956 · Roger Vadim
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
Jeanne Dielman 23 quai du Commerce 1080 Bruxelles
1975 · Chantal Akerman
The Silence
The Silence
1963 · Ingmar Bergman
Querelle
Querelle
1982 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Breaking the Waves
Breaking the Waves
1996 · Lars von Trier
Repulsion
Repulsion
1965 · Roman Polanski
The Square
The Square
2017 · Ruben Östlund
A History of Violence
A History of Violence
2005 · David Cronenberg
Joseph Andrews
Joseph Andrews
1977 · Tony Richardson
À ma soeur!
À ma soeur!
2001 · Catherine Breillat
Blaga's Lessons
Blaga's Lessons
2023 · Stephan Komandarev
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Pier Paolo Pasolini Italy

His films like 'Salò' and 'Teorema' provocatively examine sexuality as a transgressive force challenging bourgeois morality and religious hypocrisy.

 Joachim Trier Denmark

Works such as 'Breaking the Waves' and 'Nymphomaniac' unflinchingly explore sexual desire and moral judgment through deeply personal, often controversial narratives.

 Catherine Breillat France

Her films including 'Romance' and 'Anatomy of Hell' confront taboos by presenting female sexuality and bodily autonomy as complex moral territories.